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"We tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms
and floods that bring down landslides and swamp streets, or raging wildfires
that tear through forests and farmland.
Heatwaves, by contrast, often pass for many with little more than a few
sleepless nights and headlines about hot weather. What we don’t see is the
human cost that is often only counted long after the event is over.
It’s seen in spikes in mortality rates – or in hospital admissions for
heatstroke, dehydration and heart problems – that correspond with the worst
days or weeks of the heat.
More than a third of heat-related deaths are already attributable to climate
change, and the risks will only rise as global temperatures continue to climb,
with heat extremes projected to become more intense and more frequent in the
decades ahead.
As warming continues, just what might future heat exposure look like? And what
difference might today’s decisions make in changing the maths?
Our newly published research suggests that bold climate action taken now could
potentially spare billions of people from heatwaves likely to be more severe
than any the world has yet experienced."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
