According to a study done by an international team of academics, heat waves have been related with an increase in mortality rates of 68% for over 20 years since 2000, and global warming has also caused a severe food scarcity in several nations.
The study, which was reported by the official Japanese Kyodo News Agency, called on the necessity of an urgent and immediate transformation to renewable energy sources, criticizing the priority for the use of fossil fuels and its negative impact on human health, while “Kyodo” indicated that this study came before the launch of the parties conference. Egypt is hosting the COB 27 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change this month.
The team examined the effects of extreme heat on public health and the economy globally and discovered that the number of deaths from heat-related causes increased by 68% between 2017 and 2021 in comparison to the same period from 2000 to 2004.
Additionally, they showed that the threat posed by rising global temperatures to agricultural products has worsened, with an estimated 98 million more people in 103 countries suffering from food insecurity in 2020 than there were on average between 1981 and 2010.
In addition to creating environmental conditions that are more conducive to the development of infectious diseases, the study showed that high temperatures also have other effects. For instance, the risk of dengue fever increased by 12% over a ten-year period from 2010 to 2021 compared to 1951 to 1960.
In many areas of South America, Asia, and Africa, it was claimed that the cohabitation of dengue fever and the Kofid-19 outbreak has increased the strain on health services, led to incorrect diagnoses, and made it harder to manage both diseases.
Study: Over the previous 20 years, deaths due to climate change have increased by 68%.
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