Why Europe Leads the World in Heat-Related Deaths Despite Cooler Climate
By
Maarten Boudry
Summary
Europe leads the world in heat-related deaths per capita despite having fewer hot days than most other regions. The article argues that Europe's aversion to air conditioning, rooted in cultural hostility to energy and progress, is a key self-inflicted cause of this paradox. The summer of 2022 saw over 61,000 heat-related deaths in Europe, highlighting the deadly consequences of rejecting technological solutions to extreme heat.
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· 3 pulledIn the summer of 2022 alone, more than 61,000 Europeans died as a result of the heat.
Europe in fact endures fewer heat days than almost any other inhabited region on Earth. How, then, can it hold the record for heat mortality?
Europe's self-inflicted aversion to air conditioning betrays a deeper hostility to energy and to progress itself.
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