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Heat aggravated by carbon pollution killed 50,000 in Europe last year – study

 Hot weather inflamed by carbon pollution killed nearly 50,000 people in
Europe last year, with the continent warming at a much faster rate than
other parts of the world, research has found.

The findings come as
wildfires tore through forests outside Athens, as France issued excessive
heat warnings for large swathes of the country, and the UK baked through
what the Met Office expects will be its hottest day of the year.

Doctors call heat a “silent killer” because it claims far more lives than most
people realise. The devastating mortality rate in 2023 would have been 80%
higher if people had not adapted to rising temperatures over the past two
decades, according to the study published in Nature Medicine.

 Guardian 12th Aug 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/12/heat-aggravated-by-carbon-pollution-killed-50000-in-europe-last-year-study

August 13, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | climate change, EUROPE