People of the 21st century will die from the unbearable heat

Number of people who die due to unbearable heat in this century will be doubled compared to the 20th century. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the United States.

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A study in Manhattan study showed that by 2100 the total number of deaths from exposure to heat will increase by nearly 100% over the period of 1900-2000 years. This heat will kill many more people than does the winter cold, that is, overheating   where humanity as a fatal than chilblain .

The researchers used the data of 16 models of global climate change at two different scenarios, the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. As a result, forecasts have been developed for the deaths of people from the heat of the 2020s, 2050s and 2080s. In one scenario, mortality in the 2080 th year grew by 91% compared to 369 deaths each year from heat that were recorded, on average, during the 1980s in New York. The number of deaths frostbite In contrast, the forecast fell by 34, 1% up to 340 people a year.

In another scenario, the mortality from overheating   It grew by 50% and the cold day on the 22, 1%. Last year, British scientists have found that deaths from heat at Albion for the same period will increase to 10 thousand people a year, which is a fivefold increase. These calculations of American scientists published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Experts call these numbers take into account the construction of a global strategy to combat global warming. They predicted mortality in the large cities of the heat will continue to grow, and the cold also steadily decline. (READ MORE)

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