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An NBC meteorologist on Sunday suggested that the United Nations’ prediction that extreme heat could make certain areas of the south uninhabitable for humans in the future is “probably closer than you might think.”
During a discussion about the extreme heat waves expected to hit parts of the US this summer, NBC meteorologist Angie Lassman cited a controversial 2022 UN climate report that claimed rising temperatures in the US affected parts of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and make California “less fit” for human habitation by 2070.
“The human body just can’t handle this heat and will get heat stressed,” said guest host Joe Fryer on NBC’s “Sunday Today.” “With much of the country and the world experiencing these record temperatures, at what point do certain areas just become uninhabitable for humans?”
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A United Nations climate report warned that some parts of the south will be uninhabitable for humans by 2070 due to extreme heat. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Lassman said Fryer’s concerns are “actually probably closer than you might think,” highlighting the widely decried report that warned that heat waves in some parts of the southern US and other parts of the world could be expected in less than fifty years will become so dangerous that human life there will be unsustainable if action is not taken to reassess global climate policy.
“That report also states that up to a third of the world’s population will begin to experience life-threatening heat, something we are currently only seeing in places like the Sahara,” Lassman added.
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“This all means climate migration, people in the hottest areas with the most vulnerable populations moving to avoid the heat and drought,” Lassman continued. “That will naturally put pressure on the cities and towns they move into and the heat is expected to cause this ripple effect this century.”
“The clock is ticking,” Fryer replied.
NBC meteorologist Angie Lassman. ((Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Concordia Summit))
The study in question, published in October 2022 by the United Nations and the Red Cross, predicted that by 2070, rising temperatures could make climate conditions in certain parts of the world “warmer than conditions considered suitable for human life to to bloom”. The study also claimed that reducing greenhouse gases could reduce the number of people affected by as much as 50%.
Critics dismissed the report as just another study in a long line of catastrophic climate change warnings and calls for action from the UN stretching back decades.
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The NBC discussion was prompted by reports circulating last week suggesting that the Earth had reached its warmest day in at least 44 years and likely much longer, and comes as excessive heat warnings were issued in the US over the holiday of July 4. Across the world, many heat advisories remain in place as sweltering temperatures are expected to break records in several regions this summer.
Yael Halon is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to yael.halon@fox.com.
