Crispin Holloway (@crispinhollway.bsky.social)

Europe’s Future Heat Deaths Linked to Compound Heatwaves The alarming rise in global temperatures poses an escalating threat to human health, particularly through the intensification of heat-related mortality. A groundbreaking study recently published in Nature Communications by Wu, Wang, Ge, and colleagues has shed new light on how compound day-night heatwaves, combined with demographic shifts, will dramatically amplify heat-induced deaths across Europe in the coming decades. This research pushes the boundaries of conventional climate health assessments by considering not only the daytime heat extremes but also the often-overlooked nocturnal temperatures, revealing a more dire picture of future climate impacts on public health. https://scienmag.com/europes-future-heat-deaths-linked-to-compound-heatwaves/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social