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Entire UAE, Qatar, Bahrain populations vulnerable to extreme heat, study says

The UAE is particularly vulnerable, with more than 80% of its population exposed to extreme heat even after a 1.5 C (34.7 F) rise in global temperatures over pre-industrial levels.

Jack Dutton
Jack Dutton
May 22, 2023
Yemen water shortage
Yemeni women carry jerrycans to fill them with water from a public tap amid an acute shortage of water supply to houses in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Oct. 8, 2015. Yemen is one of the countries in the Middle East vulnerable to extreme heat due to climate change. — Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images

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