Record heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds
UN NEWS · NEW YORK — Climate inaction continues to harm and kill people in all countries with a record 710,000 estimated deaths globally from heat in 2023, a UN-partnered report warned on Wednesday. For the first time, more than seven in 10 fatalities were attributable to human-caused climate change.
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- 28 October 2026 · 12:00 UTC
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