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Projection

WHO climate mortality estimate

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WHO conservatively projects around 250,000 additional deaths per year in the 2030s from selected climate-sensitive causes. — WHO climate mortality estimate · 2030s projectionWHO · 2030s projectionSource named — not yet verified
Source

WHO — https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health. Verified in source set / retroactive normalization pending.

What it proves

Use as a global projection and note it covers selected causes and modelling uncertainty.

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