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2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously humid days

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As the planet heats up, the atmosphere is holding more moisture – and this is resulting in more days with weather conditions close to the limits of survivability

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Record humidity across the world in 2024 as experts warn of rising health risk

Scientists warn the rise in hot and humid days puts communities under increasing risk from heat stress. Climate change drove record levels of global humidity in 2024, posing a rising risk to people’s health, a new report has warned. The latest “State of the Climate” report published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) found 2024 set new records for levels of water vapour in the atmosphere and the number of humid days. C…

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2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously humid days

As the planet heats up, the atmosphere is holding more moisture – and this is resulting in more days with weather conditions close to the limits of survivability

·Baltimore, United States
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NewScientist broke the news in Baltimore, United States on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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