Global deaths from heat-related causes will increase by 370%, or 4.7 times, in the coming years. This is stated in the annual report called The Lancet Countdown, prepared in the field of medicine by an international group of scientists. magazine Lancet.
Experts warn that more frequent droughts will put millions of people at risk of starvation, and rising temperatures will cause disease-carrying mosquitoes to spread more widely than ever before. It is predicted that an additional 520 million people will experience moderate or severe food insecurity by 2050. Dengue transmission will increase by 36% by the same date.
According to the research, the number of people over the age of 65 who died from heat between 2013 and 2022 increased by 85 percent compared to the 1991-2000 period.
The report found that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions reached new highs last year, despite growing calls for global action.
This statement is consistent with the latest UN data, which states that countries’ current commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will only reduce carbon emissions by 2% by 2030, while emissions need to be reduced by 43% to effectively stop global warming.
Previous scientists I learnedExtreme heat threatens the lives of at least 200 thousand US residents.