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Death toll of climate change: Are we facing a 30 million casualty crisis by 2100?
Advanced simulations indicate a grim escalation in climate-related deaths, with air pollution and extreme temperatures as the primary culprits.
Climate change and Global warming
As the climate crisis worsens, a disturbing new study from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry predicts that human existence will be destroyed. Air pollution and warming temperatures might kill up to 30 million people by the year 2100, with certain areas being more affected than others. The urgent need for action to avert a future influenced by climate-driven deaths is starkly brought home by this research.
Advanced simulations indicate a grim escalation in climate-related deaths, with air pollution and extreme temperatures as the primary culprits.
Temperature-Related Deaths Skyrocket
Extreme temperatures claimed the lives of about 1.6 million people in 2000. But according to Dr. Andrea Pozzer, the study’s chief researcher, this number is predicted to rise to 10.8 million by 2100, an almost seven-fold increase. By the end of the century, air pollution-related mortality, which were 4.1 million per year in 2000, might have quadrupled to 19.5 million.
The Global Deadly Effects of Climate Change
There will be substantial regional variations in how climate change affects death rates. With air pollution still being a serious issue, it is anticipated that older populations in South and East Asia will be the most affected. Extreme heat-related deaths may outnumber pollution-related deaths in affluent areas such as Western Europe, North America, and portions of Asia Pacific.
Extreme heat is already taking more lives than pollution in countries like the United States, Japan, and England; this trend is only expected to worsen as climate hazards increase.
Increasing Temperatures: A Threat to World Health
According to the study, 20% of the world’s population will be at greater risk for health problems from high heat by 2100 than from air pollution. Dr. Pozzer notes the urgency of acting now to prevent further deaths, stating, “Climate change is not just an environmental issue; it is a direct threat to public health.”
UN Sounds the Alarm: A 3.1°C Rise Looms
A recent UN study warns that the globe is headed for a disastrous 3.1°C temperature increase, which could cause catastrophic environmental changes, underscoring the seriousness of the situation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that humanity is “teetering on a planetary tightrope” if immediate action is not taken.
