Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019

groby_b

"Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest cold-related excess death rate" That's an interesting choice. It conflates cold-related excess deaths in the equatorial lowlands (which struggle to ever get below 70F/20C) and the southern highlands (like Lesotho, which routinely goes below freezing in June/July). Both are sub-saharan. Of course, that may just be a bad summary, but it puts it onto the "should probably verify the results before I trust it" pile of papers, something that's sadly growing at an ever-increasing pace.

adamddev1

Weird. I remember hearing about how one of they key markers for longevity was exposure to heat and cold.

petarb

So no cold plunging and then sauna?

Geee

It seems like they use obscure language (non-optimal, excess) on purpose to try to somehow connect global warming into the obvious fact that a lot of people die in cold temperatures if they don't have a warm shelter, and sometimes people die in hot temperatures if they don't drink enough. And the article is full of global warming fear mongering, although they found that temp-related mortality has decreased from 2000 to 2019.

mrtksn

This must be relevant due to the air conditioning meme about Europe. Anyway, sometimes I just like to turn of the AC and enjoy the +30C summer heat at low humidity however I can’t stand +24C when it’s humid. It’s not just the temperature.

eikenberry

Maybe we could start adding flags to sites that block browsers with a failed Cloudflare "Security Check". archived version w/o check: https://web.archive.org/web/20260701193209/https://www.resea...

wartywhoa23

Oh no, brace for the self-heat-insulation and climate lockdowns.