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Hot Weather Fatalities in the U.K. Could Double by 2050
Humanity should brace itself for the searing and deadly weather of the future, say British scientists.
The United Kingdom is not known for its tropical weather. But by the middle of the century, the region will be so sweltering that hot-weather fatalities could more than double, say British scientists.
The predicted brew of killer weather will be caused by climate change and population growth, according to researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Public Health England, who today released their findings in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. From a 2000 baseline, they calculate that England and Wales could see a 257 percent spike in heat deaths by the 2050s. London and the Midlands bear the brunt of the increased death risk, they say, as does anybody past the age of 75.