- Study finds that 5mln deaths per year from 2000 to 2019 were associated with non-optimal temperatures. Of all excess deaths, about half occurred in Asia. Eastern Europe had the highest heat-related excess death rate and Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest cold-related excess death rate https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00081-4/fulltext 3 comments science
- Abnormal hot and cold temperatures account for more than five million excess deaths a year across the world, according to an international study which found 9.43 per cent of global deaths from 2000 to 2019 were attributable to cold and hot temperatures https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00081-4/fulltext#%20 222 comments science
Linking pages
- Extreme temperatures kill 5 million people a year with heat-related deaths rising, study finds | Extreme weather | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/extreme-temperatures-kill-5-million-people-a-year-with-heat-related-deaths-rising-study-finds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 316 comments
- Chilling Effects - by Scott Alexander - Astral Codex Ten https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/chilling-effects 137 comments
- Solutions for a hotter world: asphalt sunblock, giant holes and tree armies | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/global-warming-solutions-heat-b2135969.html 92 comments
- Climate Change Fueling Extreme Heat in Europe and the U.S. - Yale E360 https://e360.yale.edu/digest/climate-change-heat-wave-europe-america 26 comments
- In Greece, heatwaves are so bad officials are considering giving them names - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/23/22637914/greece-heatwaves-names 18 comments
- Is There a Moral Case for Fossil Fuels? with Alex Epstein — What Bitcoin Did https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/is-there-a-moral-case-for-fossil-fuels 2 comments
- How many people die from extreme temperatures, and how could this change in the future: Part one - Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/part-one-how-many-people-die-from-extreme-temperatures-and-how-could-this-change-in-the-future 2 comments
- Contrary To Sensational Reporting, Summer Heat Is ‘Unremarkable,’ Says Meteorologist | Your Wyoming News Source https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/07/31/contrary-to-sensation-reporting-summer-heat-is-unremarkable-says-meteorologist/ 1 comment
- Climate Change Doesn’t Cause All Disasters - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/climate-change-natural-disasters-ahr-river-flood-germany-wildfire-risks-11628177742 0 comments
- Global study: 5 million deaths a year linked to temperature changes http://news.emory.edu/stories/2021/07/climate_change_heat_related_deaths/index.html 0 comments
- Extreme temperatures kill 5 million people a year with heat-related deaths rising, study finds | Extreme weather | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/extreme-temperatures-kill-5-million-people-a-year-with-heat-related-deaths-rising-study-finds 0 comments
- Climate Change Is Bad for Your Health, Wherever You Are | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/climate-crisis-is-a-health-risk-everywhere-wired-health-lancet-countdown/ 0 comments
- Heat waves - by Deena Mousa https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/heat-waves 0 comments