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[–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Not to mention that on a global scale, extreme heat is a contributing factor to hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    And yet another problem that disproportionately affects poor people, I guess

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Wet bulb events are no joke

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago*

    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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