A new study suggests that by the end of the century, climate change could lead to a significant increase in temperature-related deaths in Europe, with an estimated 50% rise. Researchers found that the impact of heat will outnumber the benefits of milder cold, projecting an annual excess of 8,000 deaths under optimistic pollution reduction scenarios and up to 80,000 under extreme warming. This challenges the view that global heating may reduce cold-related fatalities, revealing a concerning trend especially in southern Europe and raising awareness of heat's lethal effects during heatwaves.
In all three scenarios, researchers found that uncomfortable temperatures would kill more people than they do today, highlighting a net increase in temperature-related deaths.
The hottest plausible scenario showed a net increase of 80,000 temperature-related deaths a year, challenging the belief that global warming will reduce mortality from cold.
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