US EditionHeat-related deaths could more than quadruple by mid-century -report
- Heat-Related illnesses and deaths are projected to increase by 370% by mid-century if global temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius, according to a report by health experts. The study indicates that people over 65 are particularly vulnerable, with deaths in this age group increasing by 47% in the past decade.
- The report also reveals that heat exposure may have led to 490 billion lost labor hours in 2022, an increase of nearly 42% compared to the period from 1991 to 2000. Additionally, more frequent heatwaves could cause food insecurity for an additional 525 million people by mid-century.
- The United Nations' upcoming climate change conference, COP28, will focus on health impacts for the first time, and 46 million health professionals have called for a phaseout of fossil fuels.
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Five Times as Many Human Deaths From Extreme Heat Expected by 2050
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts said Wednesday, warning that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts said Wednesday, warning that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
Extreme heat to kill more people – experts
NEARLY five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change, the "health of humanity is at grave risk."Lethal heat was just one of the many ways the world's still-increasing use of fossil fuels threatens human health, according to The Lancet Countdown, a major annual assessment carried out by leading researchers and ins…
Paris. The risk of dying due to extreme heat could increase considerably in the coming decades, international experts warn in a report released this Wednesday. “The health of humanity is in serious danger,” say the authors of the 2023 edition of this reference document published every year by the medical journal The Lancet. The study argues that, in a scenario of warming of 2°C compared to the pre-industrial era by the end of the century, heat-r…
Extreme heat will likely kill nearly five times more people by 2050
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".Lethal heat was just one of the many ways the world's still-increasing use of fossil fuels threatens human health, according to The Lancet Countdown, a major annual assessment carried out by leading researchers and inst…
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