Global warming could kill 40 million people by the end of the century, says UN

Around 40 million people could die in the world by the end of the century, in 2100, due to the high temperatures caused by global warming. This is what the most recent report from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), released this Tuesday (8), points out.

The survey shows that deaths can occur mainly among the population of countries in economic development, since they are places with the highest rates of social inequality. The study highlights Latin America, which includes Brazil.

The report also mentions that the number of deaths due to global warming will continue to rise in a global context, if government actions are not taken to avoid further environmental damage to the planet.

“The data show the need to link security between the planet and people. Climate change is likely to become the leading cause of death in many places. About 40 million people could die from changes in temperatures before the end of the century, because of high emissions.” CNN the Director of the Human Development Report Office, Pedro Conceição.

And the number of deaths from weather conditions could still be much higher, according to the UN. The study cites only deaths resulting from high global temperatures, and not from other environmental phenomena caused by climate change.

THE CNNenvironmentalist Mario Moscatelli listed other consequences caused by global warming.

“People are not only affected by high temperatures. Climate change can impact and kill the population in other ways. In addition to climatic extremes, we can observe torrential rains and landslides, which are generated by the uncontrolled deforestation of urban regions and which lead to the burying of people”, highlighted Mario Moscatelli.

Brazilian states record heat record in 2022

Impacted by climate change over the years, according to experts, at least three Brazilian states recorded record temperatures in January 2022. This is what data from the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) show.

In Rio Grande do Sul, more specifically in the city of Uruguaiana, the temperature exceeded 42°C in January, the highest level in the last 40 years. The last time there was such intense heat in the state was in 1986 and 1963, with 42.2°C.

In the state of Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Rio de Janeiro had a new historical record for thermal sensation. On January 18, the Riocentro monitoring station, in Barra da Tijuca, West Zone of the municipality, recorded 50.8°C.

The National Institute of Meteorology recorded a maximum temperature of 33.9°C in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, on January 17 this year. The previous record was 32.6°C in March 2021.