Heat Will Kill Thousands in Chinese Cities Each Year From Climate Change

A new analysis says that human-caused climate change will lead to thousands of additional deaths across Chinese cities in the decades ahead.

By Roni Dengler
Aug 6, 2019 5:00 PMDec 23, 2019 2:30 AM
Beijing Commuters - Shutterstock
Beijing commuters drive through a layer of “severe” air pollution in this 2014 photo. (Credit: Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock)

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As Europe’s latest heat wave showed, climate change is scorching the Earth. The World Meteorological Organization suspects the period from 2015 to 2019 will be the warmest five years on record. China is particularly in trouble. As temperatures soar across the world, heat waves are expected to happen more often there.

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