Research says nearly 50,000 people will die from high temperatures in Europe in 2023, experts warn that temperatures are rapidly approaching the limit of human endurance

Overseas Network August 13, according to "New York Times"It was reported on the 12th that a research report released by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health showed that high temperatures in Europe in 2023 killed nearly 50,000 people. Scientists have warned that human-generated carbon emissions are causing global temperatures to continue to rise, and high temperatures are rapidly approaching the limit of the human body.

The report, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that 2023 was the hottest year on record globally, with more than 47000 Europeans dying from heat-related causes. The report mentioned that in the past 10 years, only 2022 killed more people than 2023, when more than 60,000 Europeans died from high temperatures. The report said older people are at the highest risk. Of the nearly 50,000 people killed by high temperatures, more than half died during the high temperatures in mid-July and August 2023.

Jordan Clark, senior policy assistant at Duke University's Center for High Temperature Policy Innovation, said that high temperatures are rapidly approaching the limit of what the human body can withstand. As global temperatures rise, the impact of heat waves becomes more severe and lasts longer. Clark said ending dependence on fossil fuels will be a core mitigation strategy. (Overseas Network Hou Xingchuan)