Die Erwärmung des US-Klimas ist mit steigenden Todesfällen durch Hitze verbunden. Schwere Erkältung bleibt ein Hauptsterblichkeitsrisiko, aber hitzebedingte Todesfälle sind seit 2000 um mehr als 50 % gestiegen. Forscher analysierten zwischen 2000 und 2020 mehr als 54 Millionen Sterberegister aus allen Landkreisen der 48 angrenzenden US-Bundesstaaten.
https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/warming-us-climate-linked-to-rising-deaths-from-heat/
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Record-breaking heat and severe cold spells are having a significant impact on health and mortality in the United States, say researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH).
In a new study, YSPH researchers found that while cold weather continues to be a leading contributor to U.S. deaths annually, deaths linked to heat exposure surged more than 50% over the past two decades. Cold-related deaths rose from about 44,000 between 2000 and 2009 to more than 47,500 between 2010 and 2020, a 7% increase. Meanwhile, deaths associated with high temperatures climbed by 53%, from an annual average of 2,670 between 2000 and 2009 to more than 4,000 between 2010 and 2020.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2841063?utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=110725
„Extreme temperatures have become increasingly common over the past two decades. Since 2012, the U.S. has experienced 10 of its warmest years on record. And 2024 was officially the hottest year ever recorded globally“
What can cause such an insanely drastic upswing in such a relatively short window? Any specific activity we can point to? Or is this just a rapidly accelerating decline?
It would be interesting to measure how many more old people there are today compared to 2000, I think there will be a correlation between amount of deaths compared to amount of older people. I have a friend who works are the intensive care unit, and it’s mostly people over 70 who dies from heatwaves.