Extreme heat will kill millions of people in Europe without rapid action
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00239-4
Extreme heat will kill millions of people in Europe without rapid action
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00239-4
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>An extra 2.3 million people in European cities could die as a result of extreme temperatures — both hot and cold — by the end of the century if countries do not take action to mitigate climate change, according to a study that modelled the effects of rising temperatures.
>Researchers analysed temperature and mortality data from 854 urban areas across 30 European countries to project possible temperature-related deaths between 2015 and 2099.
>They explored various warming scenarios and considered the effects of strategies to to keep people safe amid rising heat, such as increasing the amount of green space and shade in cities or installing air conditioning in homes.
Oh, well if humanity is known for anything, it’s rapid action on climate change. I wouldn’t worry. /s
didn’t they almost suffer extreme cold during the winter due to high natural gas price ? Now we have extreme heat. Maybe a utility scale thermal battery would be the solution, store extreme heat over the summer, then release it during the winter.
fortunately, many southern Europe cities are built for heat. I’m more worried about the areas of southern France etc which have NOT been built with heat on their mind.
Western europeans buy air-conditioning without complaining about a bunch of superstitions or some bs about heat island effect will make everything worse challenge impossible.
And this is, unfortunately, how the problem will get fixed. When 60% of the world’s population has been killed by climate change then the problem will disappear.
Well, given the natality that’s one way to get rid of the elderly.
Rapid action?
Like all the rapid action needed in the last decades? Or is it different? Some other type of rapid action?
I’m confused…..
I thought Europe was going to freeze over because of the AMOC collapsing?
Heatwaves in Europe are mass casualty events. In 2003 there was a heatwave that killed 70,000 people, in 2022 there were European heatwaves which killed over 20,000 people. A lot of people in the region seem to have an extreme aversion to air conditioning but it saves lives. I am from a hot part of the United States, we had to build our lives around this. Its going to be a lot easier with rooftop solar and heat pumps that can both heat in the winter and cool in the summer.
According to the political left, the only way to save these people is to impose higher taxes and give the state more control over the economy.
So Europe in general.. in deep summer highest temperatures hit 30-38 if lucky. Sure it might’ve hit 40+ at some time.
But there’s literally places in the world where it becomes 45 degrees Celsius for several days in a row and people live there..
So how are millions going to die in Europe because of a minor temperature increase?
This is just another “might happen” article.
Oh, don’t worry, I’m sure the weather will politely wait for us to stop bickering and actually do something!
This is why we need fossil fuels and nuclear, they have saved millions from climate disasters.
The UK has a reduction in deaths i assume as its all green. Less people freezing in the winter i imagine
BRB, gonna go invest in every major air conditioner company real quick
_Rapid action_ was just voted off in the USA, just like recognising climate change in general.
We had this in the UK, the guardian predicted thousands would die when a summer a few years back was predicted to be the hottest on record.
Later they posted a news story of a boy sent home from school for wearing shorts instead of trousers and how unfair that was.
I tried to post it on aged like milk and some other subs but they all removed it… Felt very conspiracy
I’m reading the Ministry for the Future and it’s terrifying