New Study Finds Warming Saves Lives…Cold Temperatures 12 Times More Deadly Than Excess Heat
By Kenneth Richard on 30. March 2026
Because cold temperatures are so much more dangerous to human health than warmth, a modest 0.5°C warming could save over 10,000 lives per year in the US.
A new study indicates that from 2000 to 2020 there were 6,129 annual deaths attributable to excess summer heat across 1,514 US counties (representing 91% of the United States’ adult population).
Heat-related deaths receive the vast majority of media attention due primarily to the assumption that humans can control the temperature of the ocean and surface air by emitting more or less CO2.
However, the real health risk – even in wealthy countries like the US – is not “global warming,” but exposure to cold temperatures in winter.
This same study reveals there were 72,361 deaths per year attributable to exposure to 21st century cold temperatures in the US.
https://notrickszone.com/2026/03/30/new-study-finds-warming-saves-lives-cold-temperatures-12-times-more-deadly-than-excess-heat/
