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Number of people exposed to water stress, heat stress, and desertification due to global warming as of 2023, by scenario (in billions)
Dryland population exposure to droughts and desertification 2023, by warming scenario
As of 2023, with just *** degrees Celsius of global warming, about *** million people are expected to experience water scarcity. Additional warming of just *** degrees Celsius will affect about **** billion people with water and heat woes.
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WRI. (March 20, 2023). Number of people exposed to water stress, heat stress, and desertification due to global warming as of 2023, by scenario (in billions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1293981/number-of-people-affected-by-drought-global/
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