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> People die in their homes by the thousands every winter in Europe. I find that hard to believe. Do you have a source? Preferably one that doesn't include zon
by guraf 3y ago
> People die in their homes by the thousands every winter in Europe.
I find that hard to believe. Do you have a source? Preferably one that doesn't include zone of wars.
- fy20 3y agoI'd imagine it's not that they literally freeze to death, but in cold humid places if you want to save money on heating you will turn down the thermostat and keep windows closed. Poor ventilation in those conditions leads to poor indoor air quality and causes mold, which causes illness.
- marcus_holmes 3y agohttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(23)00023-2/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5... tldr: 200,000+ annual excess deaths in Europe due to cold. 20,000+ due to heat. Literally 10 times as many people die from cold as from heat. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/excesswintermortalityinenglandandwales/2021to2022provisionaland2020to2021final https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsde... tldr; "An estimated 13,400 more deaths occurred in the winter period (December 2021 to March 2022) compared with the average of the non-winter periods; this was the second-lowest figure since 1950 to 1951 and was affected by the larger number of deaths in the non-winter months (August 2021 to November 2021 and April 2022 to July 2022)." Is that enough sources?