Life at 50C: Surviving in Kuwait's 'unbearable' heat

The Middle East is warming faster than much of the world, and Kuwait is careering towards unbearable temperatures.

With the mercury topping 53C, three Kuwaiti citizens - an influencer, a weather forecaster and a retired civil servant - raise the alarm.

They urge that Kuwait must not be allowed to get any hotter - and one of them has a solution to offer.

With 2021 set to be one of the hottest recorded years on Earth, Life at 50C presents the human impact of our changing climate.

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26 October 2021