What happens at 1.5°C?
People all over the world will face a variety of negative consequences with every small increase in the average global temperature.
But at 1.5°C, extreme heatwaves will become widespread, according to .
The most severe heatwaves will affect around 14% of people, who will have to endure these dangerous temperature levels at least once every five years.
Areas affected by these severe heatwaves will include central and southern Europe, the central and eastern regions of North America, the Mediterranean, western and central Asia, and southern Africa.
From France to Florida, vast swathes of the world will take it in turns to be near-uninhabitable.
Animals and other living organisms will also lose areas in which they can live. This will be the case for 6% of all insects, 8% of plants, and 4% of vertebrates.
