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> Overall, a total of more than 19,000 Americans have died from cold-related causes since 1979, according to death certificates. It's a bit hard to prove who d
by lesuorac 5y ago
> Overall, a total of more than 19,000 Americans have died from cold-related causes since 1979, according to death certificates.
It's a bit hard to prove who died due to the flood/etc being affect by climate change as opposed to if they'd have died if the flood was less. But I'm not sure ~500/yr is a good number to bet against.
https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-cold-related-deaths#:~:text=Overall%2C%20a%20total%20of%20more,1979%2C%20according%20to%20death%20certificates https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indica....