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Extreme heat blamed for 710,000 deaths in one year
Original: Extreme heat caused 710,000 deaths in a single year, surpassing malaria and HIV / 146 experts call for climate change to
A new analysis attributes around 710,000 deaths in a single year to extreme heat, a toll exceeding deaths from malaria and HIV. Alongside the findings, 146 experts are calling on health authorities to formally declare climate change a global health emergency. The figures are prompting debate over whether health systems and governments are adequately prepared for intensifying heatwaves.
Why now: The striking death toll and the experts' emergency declaration call are drawing attention amid ongoing heatwaves and climate concerns
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