Global Warming Saves Lives

 

Contrary to the "consensus" narrative on warming that equates increasing temperature to increased death, the data tell a much different story. According to the facts, global warming likely will save millions of lives rather than lead to more deaths. Globally, 10 to 20 times as many people die from cold as from heat. Warming temperatures will lead to declines in deaths associated with cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and strokes (Idso 2024) as all are closely linked to cold. In the United States, thousands of early deaths are avoided annually by people moving from cold northern states to warmer southern states (Deschenes (2009). Famine and starvation have historically been the greatest climatological killer, and millions of these deaths will be avoided as a result of increasing food supplies from lengthened growing seasons and more CO2. The most recent study (Masselot 2023) was published in the journal “The Lancet” and studied temperature-related deaths in 854 urban areas in Europe. They found a 10:1 ratio in annual excess deaths ascribed to cold (203,620) compared to those attributed to heat (20,173).