The climate crisis is getting worse and it will hit Germany harder than other countries.
In any case, some researchers expect this to be the case.
Munich - So far, the
climate crisis
has not yet been ubiquitous for many - but according to some researchers it should.
As recent studies have shown,
climate change
could have a
significant impact on the health of many Germans.
What some might not be expecting: The number of
heat
deaths
in Germany is
far ahead
in comparison to other countries
- but why is that?
Risk of death from heat death increased dramatically: Research revealed new figures
As the
Spiegel
quotes
the researchers in the journal
“The Lancet”
, their research results are related to the drastic increase in
heat deaths
with the annual increase in hot days with the increasing population of people
over 65 years of age
.
In 2018, according to
Der Spiegel
, around 20,200 deaths among people over the age of 65 were
recorded
in connection with
heat
.
For comparison: only in the most populous countries in the world came similar
terrifying figures
.
China came out of a population of
1.3 billion people
to
62,000 heat-related deaths
and
India to 31,000.
Researchers found: more heat deaths, but fewer deaths from air pollution
Among other things
, the
calculation is made up as follows: the
maximum temperature
, the proportion of people over 65 and the
risk of death in
this age group from
heat.
A few years ago the number was significantly lower.
Between 2014 and 2018 did the number of
heat deaths
for the same account in Germany on average "only" 12,080
heat deaths
.
That doesn't include the people who live in cities.
In comparison, large cities are said to heat up even faster than the values in the aforementioned calculation.
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But also a positive aspect emerged from the study results, which were carried out by 120 international researchers with the participation of the
World Health Organization
and the World Bank.
The
risk of premature death
from air pollution has decreased slightly.
(mrf)
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