China's north plain, one of the nation's most important food-growing areas, is at risk of humid heatwaves that could kill even healthy people within six hours, according to a study by Nature Communications, published in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The study said climate change could contribute to more frequent wet bulb temperatures (WBTs) of 35C in China's north by between 2070 and 2100. The US National Weather Service rates WBTs higher than 31C extremely dangerous.
China's north plain, one of the nation's most important food-growing areas, is at risk of humid heatwaves that could kill even healthy people within six hours, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, published in Nature Communications. The study said climate change could contribute to more frequent wet bulb temperatures (WBTs) of 35C in China's north by between 2070 and 2100. The US National Weather Service rates WBTs higher than 31C extremely dangerous.