"Heat is the Grim Reaper that no one can see": New report shows social and economic effects of record temps
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Over the last 30 years, heat has caused more deaths than hurricanes, tornadoes and extreme cold combined. And if climate and demographic trends stay the same, by 2050, more than 59,000 people could die every year from heat, according to a new report from the Atlantic Council.
"Heat is the Grim Reaper that no one can see," said Kathy Baughman McLeod, senior vice president and director at the council's Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center. As soon as 2030, experts say, excess heat could kill more than 8,500 people per year.More Related News