Heat-related deaths rise due to climate change - report

RTE Wednesday 29th October 2025, 6:00AM 1 min read 16 hours ago

The warming effects of climate change have seen the rate of heat-related deaths surge 23% since the 1990s - to over 546,000 a year - according to the ninth Lancet Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change.

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