Updated July 202622 tracked indicators
Chapter, who pays the price
The measured impact
What warming is doing to life on Earth.
Longer heatwaves. Drier land. Coral reefs losing their color as the ocean warms. Below, we show the numbers behind each of these.
Heat and drought124 million more people faced food insecurity in 2023 due to droughts and heatwaves.
Key findings
- Heat now kills an estimated 546,000 people a year, a figure up 23% since the 1990s.
- Wildlife populations have fallen by 73% on average since 1970, with Latin America's decline the steepest of any region.
- Climate related disasters could displace 44 to 216 million people within their own countries by 2050, depending on how much emissions are cut.
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