"UN Climate Change Report Warns 'Heatwaves Will Be Leading Cause of Death After COVID-19'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] There is a claim that global warming could cause a major disaster after COVID-19.

AFP news agency reported on the 23rd, citing a draft report prepared by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) related to warming, stating that heatwaves caused by warming after COVID-19 could be a cause of large-scale deaths.

The report is scheduled to be officially released in February next year.

The report estimated that if the Earth's average temperature rises by 0.4℃ from now, or 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels, 14% of the global population will be exposed to extreme heatwaves at least once every five years.

The IPCC particularly warned that heatwave incidents could occur in the major cities of developing countries.

According to experts, healthy adults find it difficult to survive when the wet-bulb temperature exceeds 35℃. The wet-bulb temperature is the temperature measured by a thermometer wrapped in a water-soaked cloth.

AFP pointed out that global warming has already caused large-scale casualties.

In 2015, more than 4,000 people died due to heatwaves with a wet-bulb temperature of 30℃ in India and Pakistan.

Earlier, in 2003, more than 50,000 people lost their lives due to heatwaves in Western Europe.

The report warned that damage caused by warming could be significant in central China and Central Asia.

The sub-Saharan region of Africa was also found to be vulnerable to heatwaves.

The report also expressed concerns about the adverse effects of global warming on the economy and nature through abnormal weather such as droughts, floods, and cyclones.

Assuming the worst-case scenario where the Earth's temperature rises by 4℃ above pre-industrial levels, the global GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is predicted to decrease by 10 to 23%.

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