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Rising Heat Deaths Surge 63%: Urgent Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Needed
11/12/2025
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Story summary
- The 2025 Lancet Countdown reports rising temperatures drive heat-related mortality, including about one death per minute.
- Heat-related deaths have risen 63% since the 1990s.
- Labor capacity losses from heat exposure could exceed $1 trillion.
- Experts say phasing out fossil fuels is urgent.
- In the past four years, people faced 19 days of life-threatening heat annually due to human-caused climate change.
