People Exposed to Climate Change: December 2024-February 2025

The analysis finds that human-caused climate change increased heat-related health risks for billions globally between December 2024 and February 2025, with a significant impact on Africa.

• Between December 2024 and February 2025, at least 20% of the global population experienced a strong influence of climate change on a daily basis.
• Approximately 394 million people were exposed to 30 or more days of 'risky heat'—defined as temperatures exceeding the 90th percentile of local records from 1991-2020—due to climate change. The majority of these individuals (74%) reside in Africa.
• Strong climate change influence on temperatures for at least 30 days during the season was experienced by the average person in 110 out of 220 analyzed countries and in 287 cities.

APA

Climate Central (2025). People Exposed to Climate Change: December 2024-February 2025. https://www.climatecentral.org/report/people-exposed-to-climate-change-dec2024-feb2025

Chicago

Climate Central. People Exposed to Climate Change: December 2024-February 2025. 2025. https://www.climatecentral.org/report/people-exposed-to-climate-change-dec2024-feb2025.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatecentral2025people, author = {{Climate Central}}, title = {{People Exposed to Climate Change: December 2024-February 2025}}, institution = {Climate Central}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://www.climatecentral.org/report/people-exposed-to-climate-change-dec2024-feb2025}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }