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Globally the cost of limiting warming to 2 °C is less than the value of the extra years of life due to cleaner air - and in India and China much less. [118] Studies suggest that efforts to reduce consumption of goods and services have largely beneficial effects on 18 constituents of well-being. [119] [120]
A single extreme heat wave, according to the report, caused an estimated $2.2 billion in health costs, 2.132 hospitalizations and premature deaths for 200 people. The majority of those impacted ...
Heat waves driven by climate change have cost the global economy trillions of dollars since the early 1990s, a new study finds. From 1992-2013, nations lost an estimated $16 trillion to the ...
The choice of discount rate has a large effect on the result of any climate change cost analysis (Halsnæs et al., 2007:136). [51] Using too high a discount rate will result in too little investment in mitigation, but using too low a rate will result in too much investment in mitigation.
Hotter, longer heatwaves Even a small increase in average temperatures makes a big difference to heat extremes. As the range of daily temperatures shifts to warmer levels, hotter days become more ...
The effects of climate change on human health are profound because they increase heat-related illnesses and deaths, respiratory diseases, and the spread of infectious diseases. There is widespread agreement among researchers, health professionals and organizations that climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. [162 ...
This page documents notable droughts and heat waves worldwide in 2020.. Throughout the year, various countries' hottest ever recorded temperature records were broken. The highest temperature during the year was on August 16, when a weather station in Death Valley in the U.S. state of California recorded an air temperature of 129.6 °F (54.2 °C), the hottest temperature recorded globally in ...
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