Barcelona tops the list for European cities forecast to have the most deaths from extreme heat and cold weather by 2099, with 246,082 fatalities, according to modelling led by researchers from the Environment and Health Modelling (EHM) Lab at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and published in Nature Medicine.
In second place is Rome with 147,738, followed by Naples with 147,248 projected deaths. While Athens, which was forced to shut the Acropolis and schools during last year’s European heatwave that brought the Greek city night-time temperatures around 30°C, was listed sixth with 87,523 fatalities.
The analysis “debunks” theories of “beneficial” effects of climate change, one of the study’s authors said.
Its authors said the findings reinforce the need for aggressive mitigation policies.
Due to their larger populations the highest numbers of temperature-related deaths are projected in the most populous Mediterranean cities, the study shows.
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Barcelona, Spain – 246,082 Rome, Italy – 147,738 Naples, Italy – 147,248 Madrid, Spain – 129,716 Milan, Italy – 110,131 Athens, Greece – 87,523 Valencia, Spain – 67,519 Marseille, France – 51,306 Bucharest, Romania – 47,468 Genoa, Italy – 36,338Up to 70 per cent of an estimated 2.3 million additional temperature-related deaths in 854 European cities by 2099 could be avoided if urgent action is taken, according to the scientists.
In comparison, most cities in the British Isles and Scandinavian countries could see a net decrease in deaths, London being one with 27,455 fewer deaths forecast, the study found.
Professor Antonio Gasparrini, senior author of the article and lead of the EHM Lab at the LSHTM said: “These results debunk proposed theories of ‘beneficial’ effects of climate change, often proposed in opposition to vital mitigation policies that should be implemented as soon as possible.”
A 2021 Met Office report found Europe can expect heatwave with temperatures of nearly 50°C every three years.
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