The extreme heat was made 45 times more likely in India and five times more likely in Israel and Palestine, the study found. The scientists said the high temperatures compounded the already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The results of the latest study to assess the role of human-caused global heating in worsening extreme weather shows how severe the impacts are already, with only 1.2C of average heating above preindustrial levels over the past four years.
Deaths from extreme heat are poorly recorded in many countries but previous research suggests millions of people have died early over the past two decades. In Europe, where recording is better, heat-related deaths rose by 25% in the past decade.
From Gaza to Delhi to Manila, people suffered and died when April temperatures soared in Asia, said Dr Friederike Otto at Imperial College London, part of the World Weather Attribution (WWA) study team. The additional heat, driven by emissions from oil, gas and coal, is resulting in death for many people.
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