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ClimaMeter, a research project funded by the European Union and the French National Centre for Scientific Research, has interpreted the May heatwave as a largely unique event whose characteristics can mostly be ascribed to human-driven climate change
The heatwave in May was 1.5°C warmer than the warmest heatwaves previously observed in the country.
Burning fossil fuels contributes significantly to the increasing severity of heatwaves.
Immediate action is necessary to reduce CO2 emissions to prevent surpassing critical temperature thresholds.
No feasible technological solutions for Indian cities to cope with temperatures approaching 50°C.
Reduction of CO2 emissions is critical to mitigating the impact of future heatwaves and climate change.
ClimaMeter is an experimental rapid framework for understanding extreme weather events in a changing climate based on looking at similar past weather situations
Developed by the ESTIMR team at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace) in Paris-Saclay
They provide an easily interpretable contextualisation of extreme weather immediately after the actual event, as well as a more technical description and discussion of the event with a slightly longer delay
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