Heat deaths up 36% since Paris Agreement, says Lancet report

Annual heat-related deaths rose nearly 36% globally in the decade after the Paris Agreement took effect, according to the 10th Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change. Heat was linked to a record 710,000 deaths in 2023 alone, over 70% attributable to human-caused warming. The report, by 146 researchers, tracks 54 health and climate indicators.