Study reveals dire consequences of global temperature rise.

A new study published in the Nature Sustainability journal warns that countries across the Gulf region and the wider Middle East are highly vulnerable to extreme heat borne out of climate change, with poorer populations being particularly at risk in the decades ahead. The study evaluates the exposure in two scenarios by 2070, namely if global temperatures rise by 1.5C (2.7F) or by 2.7C (4.9F). The Middle East is an already hot region that is expected to face widespread extreme heat in the future, posing habitability challenges of coping physiologically with extreme heat, producing food, sourcing water, and working outside.