Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22%, study shows

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A man tries to cool himself with a bottle of water during the a heatwave in New York City.[br]Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

"New York city could experience up to 22% more deaths from extreme summertime heat in the coming decade under global warming, according to a study of the impact of climate trends.

The higher deaths will be partially offset by a reduction in deaths due to the milder winters predicted in Manhattan.

Overall, however, the net effect of the new temperature norms under climate change would be to increase weather-related deaths in New York city by up to 6.2% a year by the 2020s, according to the scientists."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/19/heatwave-deaths-new-york-city-rise

[KurtNYC]

1. They should factor in starvation from crop failures

extended droughts, increased transportation costs for food, increased spoilage due to heat in transport and storage, the long-term destruction of farmland due to industrial waste, fracking, sprawl and economic forces, hail storm damage to crops, abnormal heat and freezing that doom a crop production. It would dwarf the heat wave stuff.