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The national capital may have eight months a year with temperature averaging 32°C by 2100, up from six at present, a new study said on 23 September 2020 cautioning against the worsening global warming scenario in the world. According to the new 'EarthTime Visualisation' report released at the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Summit, a record increase in temperature is expected in the US, India and across South Asia for longer periods of time. Such a future can be avoided from playing out only by limiting the worst impact of climate change by decreasing emissions and working towards the Sustainable Development Goals, the WEF said in its report while urging business and government leaders to fast-track solutions and act now to prevent such a scenario unfolding.