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Climate crisis has caused nearly three million heat deaths in eight years
Publication: PÚBLICO
Author: publico@publico.pt
Source published: 28/10/2026, 00:01:00 UTC
Briefing created: 28/10/2026, 02:13:47 UTC
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Briefings
A Lancet Countdown report concludes that climate change health impacts have accelerated since the Paris Agreement, arguing that climate change must be declared a global health emergency. The report highlights that extreme heat events are driving significant mortality, with specific estimates provided for the period covered by the study.
Key points
- The Lancet Countdown report concludes that climate change health impacts have accelerated since the Paris Agreement.
- Extreme heat events are driving significant mortality, with specific estimates provided for the period covered by the study.
Context
A Lancet Countdown report concludes that climate change health impacts have accelerated since the Paris Agreement, arguing that climate change must be declared a global health emergency. The report highlights that extreme heat events are driving significant mortality.
Limitations
The evidence is limited to the Lancet Countdown report's findings on health impacts from extreme heat since the Paris Agreement. The report does not provide specific mortality numbers or timeframes beyond the general period covered by the study.
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