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Dangerous heat predicted to hit 3 times more often in future

FILE - A bather drinks water at a drying bank of the Verdon Gorge, southern France, Aug. 9, 2022. What's considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File) FILE - Tourists shelter from the sun under an umbrella as they stand on Queen Victoria Memorial, in London, Aug. 11, 2022. What's considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File) FILE - A railway worker hands out bottles of water to passengers at King's Cross railway station where there are train cancellations due to the heat in London, July 19, 2022. What's considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) FILE - People rest in the shade of a tree on a hot summer afternoon in Lucknow in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, April 28, 2022. What's considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File) FILE - Nicole Brown wipes sweat from her face while setting up her beverage stand near the National Mall on July 22, 2022, in Washington. What's considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)