Modelling study estimates 2.3 million additional temperature-related deaths unless urgent action is taken to address changing climate.
Modelling study estimates 2.3 million additional temperature-related deaths unless urgent action is taken to address changing climate.
A modelling study, led by researchers from the Environment & Health Modelling (EHM) Lab at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), suggests that climate change will likely result in a significant rise in deaths from heat across Europe, substantially surpassing any decrease in cold-related deaths.
This trend persists across climate change scenarios and even under high adaptation to heat, reinforcing the need for aggressive mitigation policies.
The study, published in Nature Medicine, estimates that changes to the climate could directly result in over 2.3 million additional temperature-related deaths in 854 European cities by 2099 if urgent action is not taken to cut carbon emissions. However, up to 70% of these deaths could be prevented if rapid action is taken.
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