A new University of Oxford study has estimated the number of heat-related deaths in Zurich caused by changes in global weather patterns.
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Data collected by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment found that changing weather patterns, including extreme temperatures, caused 1,700 deaths in the Swiss canton area of Zurich between 1969 and 2018. On average, this translates to over one heat-related death per year during this period.
While heat-related deaths had been recorded as early as 1969, the researchers found that they are rapidly increasing, even with improved access to modern cooling and healthcare solutions.
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Source www.yahoo.com
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