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Study Projects Steep Increase in NYC Heat-Related Deaths

2013-05-19 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: An increasing number of New Yorkers are likely to die from heat-related causes as global warming causes more extreme heat events, according to a new study released Sunday. The study found that heat-related mortality may rise 20 percent by the 2020s, and in some worst-case scenarios, it could increase by 90 percent or more by the 2080s, and the net temperature-related mortality, which includes the drop in deaths related to cold weather, could jump by a third compared to current levels. The study,...

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