Here's an article summarizing it: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/02/2020-just-a-preview-if-we-dont-fix-climate-change-the-lancet.html
Some excerpts:
In 2018 in the U.S. alone, pollution caused more than 68,000 people to die prematurely. About 25,000 of those deaths were due to particulates released into the air by the agriculture and transportation industries, according to the report.
There were 19,000 heat-related deaths in people 65 and over in the U.S. in 2018, the report said. Further, the hottest days resulted in 2 billion hours of lost labor in the U.S. in the service, manufacturing, agricultural and construction sectors in 2019.
And a good reminder of how we need to use this pandemic to be more resilient, because these types of events will become more common:
Dr. Jeremy Hess, author on both the global report and the U.S. breakout, said in a written statement. “We have a great opportunity in the recovery from the pandemic to address our vulnerabilities and increase our resilience to the stresses that climate is sure to continue to bring.”
Some excerpts:
In 2018 in the U.S. alone, pollution caused more than 68,000 people to die prematurely. About 25,000 of those deaths were due to particulates released into the air by the agriculture and transportation industries, according to the report.
There were 19,000 heat-related deaths in people 65 and over in the U.S. in 2018, the report said. Further, the hottest days resulted in 2 billion hours of lost labor in the U.S. in the service, manufacturing, agricultural and construction sectors in 2019.
And a good reminder of how we need to use this pandemic to be more resilient, because these types of events will become more common:
Dr. Jeremy Hess, author on both the global report and the U.S. breakout, said in a written statement. “We have a great opportunity in the recovery from the pandemic to address our vulnerabilities and increase our resilience to the stresses that climate is sure to continue to bring.”
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