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Nearly 3 Million Heat Deaths From 2016-2023 Were Linked to Human-Caused Warming, New Report Estimates

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A 2026 Lancet Countdown assessment estimates human-caused warming contributed to nearly 3 million heat-related deaths worldwide from 2016 to 2023, while urging stronger preparation and climate action.

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To calculate the figure, researchers calculate the difference between the heat deaths collected by states and those that would have occurred in an estimated scenario of "absence of climate change." Read more

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The magazine "The Lancet" draws attention to the fact that since 2016, since the Paris Agreement entered into force, until 2023, the canicle has caused the death of nearly 3 million people.

Globally, the heat caused by climate change killed nearly three million people between 2016 and 2023, according to a new report published in the medical journal The Lancet. In Puerto Rico, studies indicate that extreme hot days are associated with an increase in deaths, but there is no [...] The post Heat Kills and Puerto Rico does not register well its victims appeared first on Newspaper La Perla.

Globally, the heat caused by climate change killed nearly three million people between 2016 and 2023, according to a new report published in the medical journal The Lancet. In Puerto Rico, studies indicate that extreme heat days are associated with an increase in deaths, but there is no uniform and effective system that records the deaths associated with heat, revealed the Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI). Lancet Countdown’s study, whic…

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Centro de Periodismo Investigativo broke the news on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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