Global warming will push up Dutch heat-related death rate
4 months ago

Global warming will push up Dutch heat-related death rate

Dutch News  

The number of heat-related deaths in the Netherlands could more than double or even quadruple if climate policies do not succeed in keeping global warming within the limits set in the Paris agreement, a new study has revealed. Estimated annual heat-related deaths in the Netherlands could rise from the current median of 1,054 to 1,231 if average global temperatures increase by 1.5° and to 1,606 if they increase by 2°, the target limits set by the Paris climate deal. Should global average temperatures increase by 3°, the annual number of heat-related deaths would more than double, reaching 2,800, and with a 4° increase more than quadruple, reaching 4,505. The study notes that during the summer of 2022, the hottest on record for Europe, mortality rates were already unusually high, with more than 60,000 heat-related deaths estimated across the continent.

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Rising temperatures in the Netherlands pose growing health risks
23 hours, 3 minutes ago

Rising temperatures in the Netherlands pose growing health risks

NL Times  

The Dutch public health system is experiencing significant effects from climate change, with rising temperatures, increased UV radiation, and the spread of infectious diseases already taking a measurable toll, according to a report published Monday by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. "Climate change is already worsening health outcomes in the Netherlands," the report states. The report …

2024 likely to tie record for warmest year in the Netherlands
1 day, 23 hours ago

2024 likely to tie record for warmest year in the Netherlands

NL Times  

The year 2024 is poised to match the record set in 2023 for the warmest year ever recorded in the Netherlands, with an average temperature of 11.8 degrees, well above the typical 10.6 degrees, weeronline reports. The year saw 102 warm days, 28 summer days, and four tropical days, though no regional heatwave was recorded. However, despite several hot spells, …

Global warming will push up Dutch heat-related death rate
4 months ago

Global warming will push up Dutch heat-related death rate

Dutch News  

The number of heat-related deaths in the Netherlands could more than double or even quadruple if climate policies do not succeed in keeping global warming within the limits set in the Paris agreement, a new study has revealed. Estimated annual heat-related deaths in the Netherlands could rise from the current median of 1,054 to 1,231 if average global temperatures increase …

Europe faces three-fold increase in heat deaths by end of century
4 months ago

Europe faces three-fold increase in heat deaths by end of century

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Our study looks at more than 1,000 regions across 30 countries, enabling the identification of hotspots where people will …

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says
4 months, 1 week ago

More than 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, report says

The Hindu  

More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region’s south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health published on Monday. As climate change continues to increase temperatures, Europeans live in the world’s fastest-warming continent, facing growing health risks stemming from intense heat. The 2023 …

European heatwave killed over 47,000 people in 2023, more women than men
4 months, 1 week ago

European heatwave killed over 47,000 people in 2023, more women than men

The Independent  

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Are climate change deaths increasing? Here's why experts expect humans to adapt to our heating world
5 months ago

Are climate change deaths increasing? Here's why experts expect humans to adapt to our heating world

Salon  

Climate change poses a major existential threat to humanity, meaning billions of people could die as the planet becomes too hot and unstable to live. "If we don’t adapt, heat wave mortality will increase sharply," Michael Wehner, a senior scientist in the Computational Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, told Salon. Martin Siegert, a glaciology professor at the …

Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
1 year, 4 months ago

Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat this summer when he collapsed in a homeowner’s yard and was taken to a hospital, where he died. With a better count, she said, “you can start developing much better heat wave early warning systems and target people who are at higher risk and make …

Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates
1 year, 5 months ago

Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates

NPR  

Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,600 people last summer, a study estimates Enlarge this image toggle caption Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,000 people — most of them women — last summer, according to an estimate published in the journal Nature on Monday. "The fact that …

Extreme heat contributed to more than 60,000 deaths in Europe last year
1 year, 5 months ago

Extreme heat contributed to more than 60,000 deaths in Europe last year

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The findings of the current study, with over 61,000 estimated heat-related deaths, further support the evidence that heatwaves have …

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study finds
1 year, 5 months ago

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths, study finds

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming. While France had 73 heat-related deaths per million inhabitants last summer, Spain’s rate was 237 and Italy’s was 295, the study found. Not all of the heat-related …

Last summer's deadly heat wave killed 61,000 Europeans: Study
1 year, 5 months ago

Last summer's deadly heat wave killed 61,000 Europeans: Study

Salon  

Last year, Europe had its hottest summer on record. To make their estimates, researchers obtained temperature and mortality data for the period 2015 to 2022 for 823 regions in 35 European countries to estimate heat-related mortality for each region and week of the summer period. "The fact that more than 61,600 people in Europe died of heat stress in the …

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths
1 year, 5 months ago

As temperatures soared in Europe last year, so did heat-related deaths

LA Times  

A member of F Company Scots Guards stands at attention during the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London during a heat wave last summer. Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global warming. But …

Europe's 2022 summer heat record not a ‘one-off’ as…
1 year, 6 months ago

Europe's 2022 summer heat record not a ‘one-off’ as…

Hindustan Times  

Europe's summer last year was the hottest on record and caused thousands of deaths, a joint report by World Meteorological Organization and European Union scientists confirmed, while warning that such events could become more routine. People cross a bridge over the dry river bed, The report on the state of the climate said Europe was the fastest warming continent on …

Heat-linked deaths increased by 68% in populations above 65 years: Lancet report
2 years, 1 month ago

Heat-linked deaths increased by 68% in populations above 65 years: Lancet report

The Hindu  

Days of extreme heat are increasing in intensity and frequency due to the effects of climate change, an analysis of data from 103 countries showed in a recent Lancet report. The recently published report called Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels has stated that due to rapidly increasing temperatures, vulnerable populations such …

Dangerous heat predicted to hit 3 times more often in future
2 years, 3 months ago

Dangerous heat predicted to hit 3 times more often in future

Associated Press  

What’s considered officially “dangerous heat” in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. The study said a heat index considered “extremely dangerous” where the feels-like heat index exceeds 124 degrees — now something that rarely happens — will likely strike a tropical belt …

Temps to 31 degrees today; Netherlands residents underestimate heat, says Red Cross
2 years, 4 months ago

Temps to 31 degrees today; Netherlands residents underestimate heat, says Red Cross

NL Times  

The majority of Netherlands residents underestimate the risks of tropical temperatures. The KNMI issued a code yellow warning for the entire country on Wednesday, warning of persistent heat with highs of about 31 degrees Celsius. The meteorological institute’s code yellow warning for the persistent heat takes effect at 9:00 a.m. and will stay in place until at least 4:00 a.m. …

Climate change may increase mortality rate due to excess heat by six times: Lancet study
2 years, 4 months ago

Climate change may increase mortality rate due to excess heat by six times: Lancet study

The Hindu  

Climate change may increase the mortality rate due to excessive heat six times by the end of the century, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. "However, in our study, we found that the occurrences of hot night excess are projected to occur more rapidly than the daily mean temperature changes," Mr. Zhang said. "A …

Deaths nearly 20% higher than average during UK’s record heatwave
2 years, 4 months ago

Deaths nearly 20% higher than average during UK’s record heatwave

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of deaths registered during the week of record-breaking heatwave in England and Wales …

Earth gets hotter, deadlier during decades of climate talks
3 years, 1 month ago

Earth gets hotter, deadlier during decades of climate talks

Associated Press  

World leaders have been meeting for 29 years to try to curb global warming, and in that time Earth has become a much hotter and deadlier planet. Now, the 91-year-old activist said, that hope has been smothered: “The ice is melting.. Everything is bad.. Thirty years of degradation.” Data analyzed by The Associated Press from government figures and scientific reports …

Climate Change Caused One-third of Heat Deaths in Last Three Decades, Study Reveals
3 years, 6 months ago

Climate Change Caused One-third of Heat Deaths in Last Three Decades, Study Reveals

News 18  

Human-induced climate change is responsible for nearly a third or 37 percent of heat deaths in the last three decades, according to a study led by an international team of researchers. The study, published in the Nature Climate Change, used information on heat deaths and temperature readings to build computer models that calculated how many deaths could be attributed to …

Climate change responsible for 37% of global heat deaths, study says
3 years, 6 months ago

Climate change responsible for 37% of global heat deaths, study says

LA Times  

Mourners attend a funeral for unclaimed people who died of extreme heat in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2015. More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change. Dozens of researchers who looked at heat deaths in 732 cities around the globe …

Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths
3 years, 6 months ago

Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths

Associated Press  

More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change. Dozens of researchers who looked at heat deaths in 732 cities around the globe from 1991 to 2018 calculated that 37% were caused by higher temperatures from human-caused warming, according to …

2020 will hold shared first place as warmest year ever recorded in the Netherlands
4 years ago

2020 will hold shared first place as warmest year ever recorded in the Netherlands

NL Times  

It looks like 2020, together with 2014, will be the hottest year on record. With one and a half weeks to go, the average temperature will probably be 11.7 degrees, the same value as six years ago, reports Weeronline. It is already certain that 2020 will come in first or second on the list of hottest years ever recorded worldwide. …

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