Japan tops Global Climate Risk Index as extreme heat hits countries both rich and poor

The report says Japan faced “three exceptionally strong extreme weather events” that year.
“Recent science has confirmed the long-established link between climate change and the frequency and severity of extreme heat,” it added in a statement.
Across Europe, scientists calculate extreme heat spells are now up to 100 times more likely than a century ago, it added.
But as the cost of extreme weather increases globally and planet-heating emissions continue to rise, that pressure is growing.
“The extreme weather events we have been facing are a result of emissions that the world failed to eliminate,” he said.