Of course there are many predictions of how the rapid climate change will affect so many different aspects of our society and how we would have to learn and adapt to the new environment. As of now the major claims are those of oceans rising, harsher storms and longer and hotter summers. Speaking of longer hotter summers it is already a natural occurrence for people to die from heat exhaustion and or dehydration. The rate as of today particularly in New York City (The Big Apple) it averages around 600 heat related deaths per year.
The issue with this is that now the summers are supposed to extend and they are projected to become hotter. The majority of those who die from heat exhaustion and other heat related deaths are the elderly population. With the climate changing this is projected to continue to rise every few years to at least reach 3,000 heat related deaths per year in 2080. 2080 may seem far away however the truth is this is going to shorten the life expectancy of those in this city due to severe high temperatures and most likely the shortage of fresh water (due to the melting of the ice caps and the frozen and ground water).
Again, these are not definite numbers however it is possible that these type of related deaths, on top of other death reasons that already occur, could truly have a huge impact on the population in the next passing years post 2080.
https://weather.com/safety/heat/news/new-york-city-heat-deaths-to-rise-by-2080
By: Gabriel Evans
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