Katrin Burkart Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington Expertise: Temperature-related mortality Review Type Allclaim (1) Climate Posted on: 2021-09-15 Global warming contributes to increased heat-related mortality, contrary to Bjorn Lomborg’s unsupported claims that climate change is saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year Claim: "Global warming saves 166,000 lives each year"; those claiming that climate change is causing heat-related deaths are wrong because they ignore that the population is growing and becoming older Source: New York Post, Bjorn Lomborg, 2021-09-04
Climate Posted on: 2021-09-15 Global warming contributes to increased heat-related mortality, contrary to Bjorn Lomborg’s unsupported claims that climate change is saving hundreds of thousands of lives each year Claim: "Global warming saves 166,000 lives each year"; those claiming that climate change is causing heat-related deaths are wrong because they ignore that the population is growing and becoming older Source: New York Post, Bjorn Lomborg, 2021-09-04