heat-related mortality
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More Carbon Emissions Will Kill More People. Here’s How Many.
Current methods to calculate the so-called social cost of carbon largely leave out how many future people our emissions will kill. This study tries to correct that.
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Defining and Predicting Heat Waves in Bangladesh
New research shows that in Bangladesh, heat wave predictability exists from a few days to several weeks in advance, which could save thousands of lives.
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Study Warns of Surge in Heat-Related Deaths in New York City
A new study projects that as many as 3,331 people a year could be dying from the heat during New York City summers by 2080 as a result of the warming climate. That compares to 638 heat-related deaths on average between 2000 and 2006.
