Heat Deaths Could Hit Tens Of Millions If EU Figures Hold
A new research paper forecasts that climate change and the heat that comes with it, could kill 2.3 million people in the EU by the end of the century. Additionally, according to Semafor, “The worst-case scenario would mean an extra 5.8 million deaths between 2015 and 2099.” The EU is not by any yardstick the hottest area on Earth. By extension, this means the problems will be worse in areas of the world that are already sweltering for part of the year.
*The World Heat Challenge
*Where Can People Go When It Gets Too Hot?
Summer heat in Europe reaches 90 degrees F some days. Briefly, it has topped 100 degree F but that is extremely rare. By contrast, across much of India, temperatures can top 120 degree F, and the air quality is among the worst in the world, based on scientific standards. And air conditioning is rare in most of India.
In parts of central Africa, home to hundreds of millions of people, the temperature can rise above 100 degrees F for a large number of days. Once again, air conditioning is rare. The same is true in Afghanistan, also one of the nations that has extremely hot days throughout much of the summer.
Phoenix Records
The US is not immune, but air conditioning is used in a large percentage of homes and businesses in America’s hottest areas, which include Phoenix where the temperature was over 100 degree F for over 100 days last year.
The forecast of deaths in the EU is a warming, but the warming is also a red flag for the rest of the world.
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