New report shows how much the threat has already grown in a warming world. Heat-Related deaths among older adults grew by nearly 54 percent between 2000 and 2018, the report finds.

The report was produced by more than 100 experts from academics, the World Health Organization, and other UN agencies. The report offers proof that climate change will reshape life in the future, but it is actively endangering lives now.

Experts fear climate-related disasters could overwhelm hospitals in the future. heatwaves and other natural disasters were particularly dangerous this year, as emergency responders struggled to handle the pandemic.

‘we do n’t want our health system to be overwhelmed by climate change impacts, and we know what we need to do to stop this’.

The number of heat-related deaths globally in 2018 reached 296,000. That’s just among people over the age of 65 who are among the most vulnerable to heat illness. China, India, Japan, and Central Europe had the most deaths among older adults.

Us workers in the service, manufacturing, agriculture, and construction sectors likely lost $ 45 billion in earnings in 2015. Globally, people worked 302 billion hours less in 2019 because of scorching temperatures.

The US saw one of the biggest increases in risk, with a 19 percent rise in daily exposures to wildfires. That means more people are breathing in more soot and pollution from the blazes.