Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms
- A new study projects that extreme temperatures could cause up to 2.3 million heat-related deaths in Europe by the century's end without better carbon pollution reduction and adaptation efforts.
- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that while cold deaths decrease slowly, heat deaths increase rapidly, especially in Italy, Southern Spain, and Greece.
- The study predicts that Barcelona could see nearly 250,000 additional temperature-related deaths, while Rome and Naples could approach 150,000 deaths due to climate change.
- Study lead author Pierre Masselot stated that even under optimistic scenarios, there would still be a net increase in temperature-related deaths as the world warms.
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