Temperature-related deaths will increase by 42% in England and Wales if temperatures rise by 3.6°F

Temperature-related deaths will increase by 42% in England and Wales if temperatures rise by 3.6°F Deaths linked to extreme temperatures will increase by up to 42 per cent in England and Wales if temperatures rise by just 3.6°F (2°C), a new study has warned.

This means an increase from around 117 deaths per day, averaged across the 10 hottest days of the year, to around 166 deaths per day, according to the team from UCL and the University of Reading. The Daily Mail

See also: 

• Non-linear response of temperature-related mortality risk to global warming in England and Wales (open access) Environmental Research Letters
• Higher risk of temperature-related death if global warming exceeds 2°C University College London