A new study projects that if climate change mitigation efforts are not implemented, up to 2.3 million people in European cities could die from extreme temperatures by the year 2100. Researchers analyzed mortality and temperature data from 854 urban areas across 30 countries, revealing a significant shift from cold-related to heat-related deaths even in the most optimistic warming scenarios. Mediterranean regions are expected to be most impacted, with the study emphasizing the urgent need for adaptations, such as increasing green spaces and improving home cooling systems, to protect populations.
We would need a massive adaptation in order to compensate for the increase in temperature. At the moment, it's difficult to see how that level of adaptation could be reached.
In Europe, deaths due to cold temperatures currently outnumber those caused by heat by ten to one. This is on track to change as global temperatures increase.
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