echnical Report: Unbearable heat. Interconnected Disaster Risks 2023: Risk Tipping Points

Human-induced climate change is causing a global rise in temperatures. July 2023 set the record for the hottest month since data collection began in 1940, as soaring temperatures brought unprecedented heatwaves across the globe. This technical background report for the 2023 edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks report analyses the root causes, drivers, impacts and potential solutions for the groundwater depletion risk tipping point our world is facing through an analysis of academic literature, media articles and expert interviews.