> In Argentina, temperatures in more than 50 cities rose above 40°C, more than 10°C warmer than the typical average temperature in cities such as Buenos Aires.
Saying summer is hot when people die from heat stroke is about as constructive and considerate as saying water is wet when people die in floods.
and yet the article says that 5X as many people die on the colder days, then on the warmer days - wouldn't the average temperature going up be a net positive for temperature related deaths?
I hate articles like this - very heavy on the opinion/advocacy, and very light on any real facts.
80% of the temperature deaths are happening on the cold days, but the whole article is basically saying the temperature going up is the problem.
"" Although deaths on extremely cold days—about 785,000—were much higher than those on extremely hot days—about 103,000—overall there were more days with intense cold, which could explain this difference. """
A higher average temperature indicates higher energy, which means more chaotic weather, worse storms, more flooding, longer droughts, colder cold days and hotter hot days. As for numbers, you can roughly approximate the cause of death from the difference between an "average" day and an extremely hot or cold day. There's no need to approximate the deaths from the increasingly frequent "once in a lifetime" storms and floods.
there is no practical way to cool a person outdoors that needs to do heavy labour, say farming
Hotter on average does not mean hotter everywhere or hotter all the time.
How do people still not understand this?
Looking at today's calendar, someone should tell the four horses of the climate apocalypse that they are 50 years late.
It’s a very privileged perspective to scoff at these things from your air conditioned office.