Study reveals 80 000 people could die yearly by 2100 due to dangerously hot temperatures
A new study has revealed that up to 80,000 people could lose their lives annually by the end of this century due to rising temperatures.
Researchers estimate that around 8,000 people per year may die as a result of increasingly hot weather, with that number potentially climbing to 80,000 annually in the worst-case scenario.
Pierre Masselot, statistician at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the study's lead author, explained: "We wanted to test this. And we show clearly that we will see a net increase in temperature-related deaths under climate change."
In all scenarios analyzed, the number of heat-related deaths is projected to rise over time, though researchers caution that there is still some uncertainty in the data.
Countries near the Mediterranean are expected to face the highest mortality rates, while another heavily impacted region is Central Europe, including Switzerland, Austria, southern Germany, and Poland.
"In Norway, for instance, we might see a very slight benefit. [But this] is completely overshadowed by this massive increase we see in southern countries," Pierre Masselot added.
(QG - Source: The Guardian / Picture: © Unsplash)