{"id":393018,"date":"2025-08-05T12:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=393018"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:35:29","slug":"new-study-heatwave-related-deaths-have-been-declining-in-recent-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=393018","title":{"rendered":"New Study: Heatwave-Related Deaths Have Been Declining In Recent Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"393025\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=393025\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0AQPQoHsXAe1RDYgtLbWQE7Zmd9pS1XvSPeSirVSuEw3GtBCbFe1Sti_FQ7psUvEkiYsVFi60RJ9rqZ_JkmnqYZtDTw6f4DveXPAYwX6dWGkDOUV2KVFS68JZ2CMrrDVWR-93SG3N6wHitqhKjn7KZgstHJhatA-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/2025\/08\/04\/new-study-heatwave-related-deaths-have-been-declining-in-recent-decades\/\">NoTrickZone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/author\/kenneth-richard\/\">Kenneth Richard<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='723' height='723' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/hEJIZXmO?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1739540970'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Human ingenuity outpaces modern warming.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A comprehensive new data analysis (<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00484-025-02872-0\"><strong>Walkowiak et al., 2025<\/strong><\/a>) involving European countries finds it takes less than 18 years for humans to adapt to a 1\u00b0C increase in mean annual temperature. Consequently, exposure to excessive heat has become less and less deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporting this conclusion, a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0160412017310346\">2018 study<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;involving 305 locations across 10 countries (1985-2012) affirmed \u201ca decrease in heat-mortality impacts over the past decades,\u201d as \u201cheat-related mortality [fractions, AFs] decreased in all countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"812\" data-attachment-id=\"393021\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=393021\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-58.png?fit=655%2C812&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"655,812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-58.png?fit=655%2C812&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-58.png?resize=655%2C812&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"An academic article discussing a multi-country analysis of mortality fractions attributable to cold and heat in a changing climate, highlighting trends observed from 1985 to 2012.\" class=\"wp-image-393021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-58.png?w=655&amp;ssl=1 655w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-58.png?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0160412017310346\"><strong>Vicedo-Cabrera et al., 2018<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many heatwave or excess heat mortality studies fail to account for the human capacity to adapt to extremely hot temperatures via the expansion of access to air conditioning, heat-shielding structures and building materials, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This (intentional?) failure artificially inflates modern heat exposure risks so as to make it appear heat wave mortality has become more and more of a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The real risk is cold exposure. Since the 1980s humans have been&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2015\/05\/150520193831.htm\">20 times more likely to die from exposure to excessively cold temperatures than to excessive heat<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So-called \u201cgreen\u201d policies that insist on adding heat pumps to homes (due to their lower dependence on fossil fuels) impose more risks to humans, as heat pumps notoriously cannot keep structures warm enough during cold spells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As heating demand and costs rise, there will likely be more susceptibility to cold-related deaths in the future. In contrast, heatwave-related mortality will likely continue to decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"393022\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=393022\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-59.png?fit=814%2C1294&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"814,1294\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-59.png?fit=644%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-59.png?resize=644%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A scientific article discussing the adaptation of heatwave-related mortality in Europe, featuring graphs and analysis on climate change, human adaptability, and the impact of extreme temperatures.\" class=\"wp-image-393022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-59.png?resize=644%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 644w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-59.png?resize=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1 189w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-59.png?resize=768%2C1221&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-59.png?w=814&amp;ssl=1 814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00484-025-02872-0\">Walkowiak et al., 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A comprehensive new data analysis (Walkowiak et al., 2025) involving European countries finds it takes less than 18 years for humans to adapt to a 1\u00b0C increase in mean annual temperature. 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