Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined
Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined
When dangerous heat waves hit cities, better risk communication could save lives
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Not to mention that on a global scale, extreme heat is a contributing factor to hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes
5... and drought, famine, and wildfires
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Wet bulb events are no joke
5And yet another problem that disproportionately affects poor people, I guess
4Is there a thing on this earth that does not disproportionately affects poor people. Even freakin' marginal taxation still end up sparing the richs.
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In short: yes.
Even fairly far north where I live (Estonia), a summer heatwave that reached ~35 C (humid air) caused a bump on the mortality graph. Of course, it was small compared to mountain made by spring COVID, but it was visible - no other weather events give visible mortality here.
When the 2003 European heat wave hit France, excess mortality was 1600 people per day - more than both sides are suffering in the war in Ukraine.
The total per all of Europe was estimated at 70 000 people.
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