According to research published in the Lancet Public Health Journal on Wednesday, heat-related mortality in Europe may triple by the end of the century, with the numbers increasing disproportionately in southern European nations like Italy, Greece, and Spain.According to research published in the Lancet Public Health Journal on Wednesday, heat-related mortality in Europe may triple by the end of the century, from 43,729 to 128,809 per year, with the numbers increasing disproportionately in southern European nations like Italy, Greece, and Spain.
Exposure to extreme heat and cold results in over 407,500 fatalities in Europe annually. While cold temperatures in Europe cause more deaths than heat, the severity of extreme heat will pose a growing threat to human life if no action is taken to combat climate change.Based on modeling data from 30 European nations, the researchers concluded that if global warming surpasses a catastrophic 3°C or 4°C, the number of heat-related deaths will increase significantly, outweighing the decrease in cold-related deaths.