Climate Change Will Lead to Higher Deaths in Europe, Study Shows
New research shows more people will die from overheating in the coming years than the fall in deaths from extremely cold weather.
Tourists in the shade at Obradoiro Square during high temperatures in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Saturday, Aug, 10, 2024.
Photographer: Brais Lorenzo/BloombergAs Europe gets hotter, more people are expected to die from extreme heat, outweighing the reduction in those killed by very cold weather.
Cities in northern European regions such as the UK and Ireland and Scandinavia would see an overall reduction in deaths due to milder winters, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine on Monday. But this positive effect would be overwhelmingly eclipsed by the rising death toll further south. In total, it means a higher loss of life from extreme temperatures.