Energy-rich #Qatar faces fast-rising climate risks at home.
A small peninsula that juts out into the Persian Gulf, Qatar sits in a region that, outside the Arctic, is warming faster than anyplace else on earth.
“It's already bad. And it's getting worse," said Jos Lelieveld, an atmospheric chemist at Germany's Max Planck Institute. Part of the reason is the warming waters of the Persian Gulf, a shallow, narrow sea that contributes to stifling humidity in Qatar during some months.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2022/11/26/energy-rich-qatar-faces-fast-rising-climate-risks-at-home/50975885/