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Heat-related deaths are on the rise, but they don’t have to be

Raw Story

Amid soaring temps, heat-related deaths have more than doubled since 1999

Guardian

Heat-related deaths have increased by 117% in the US since 1999 – report

Bill Gates

António Guterres

Michael Mann

Greta Thunberg

Simon Stiell

Jim Skea

World Meteorological Organization

Myles Allen

Sheldon Whitehouse

"At this point it is virtually certain we will blow through [the 1.5C] target."

'"On our current path... we will reach that 1.5-degree limit sometime in the 2030s."

"Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, it will be impossible [to limit global warming to 1.5C]"

"We are still nowhere near the scale and pace of emission reductions required to put us on track toward a 1.5C world."

We won't have "extreme cases like of 4 degrees [Celsius] warming," but will "miss the 2-degree goal."

"[C]utting our emissions in half in 10 years only gives us a 50% chance of staying below 1.5 degrees."

Keeping global warming to 1.5C is "entirely doable" and "simply a matter of political willpower."

Will Global Warming Be Limited to 1.5°C or "Well Below" 2°C?

According to the 2024 Lancet Countdown report, the average person last year experienced 50 more days of dangerously high temperatures, leading to increased rates of infectious diseases, droughts, food insecurity, and deaths.

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The Lancet

Among the impacts on humans were a 167% increased mortality rate for people aged 65 and older compared to the 1990s, increased heat stress hours by 27.7%, decreased sleep hours by 6%, and deteriorated mental health.

Environmental impacts included increased extreme rain in 61% of land areas, 48% experienced at least one month of extreme drought, and "almost" 182M hectares of forests were lost from 2016-2022. While rainfall led to increased flooding and disease, droughts led to an additional 151M people facing food insecurity in 2022.

The report also noted economic impacts, including $227B lost due to extreme weather from 2019-2023, 512B labor hours ($835B in income) lost in 2023. Meanwhile, health care-related carbon emissions rose by 36% since 2016.

Report: Climate Change Causing Rise in Heat-Related Deaths

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Guterres

Skea

Stiell

Gates

Thunberg

Mann

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