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'Cooling poverty' affects 2bn as heat risks swell
https://www.scidev.net/global/news/cooling-poverty-affects-2bn-as-heat-risks-swell/05/06/26
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By: Mohammed El-Said
[CAIRO] More than 2 billion people in some of the poorest communities face significant levels of “cooling poverty”, where they are exposed to life-threatening heat without safe or affordable ways to cool themselves, according to new analysis.
Increasingly frequent and intense hot spells are causing spikes in health risks and deaths globally and those most at risk are those with the least resources to adapt, a study published in Nature Sustainability warns.
It comes as parts of India and Pakistan are grappling with temperatures topping 45 degrees Celsius.
The World Meteorological Organization has also warned of hotter than normal temperatures across the globe in the coming months due to the El Niño effect.
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Falchetta, G., Mazzone, A., Bhasin, S. et al. A multidimensional assessment of systemic cooling poverty in the global south. Nat Sustain (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01845-4
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By: Mohammed El-Said
[CAIRO] More than 2 billion people in some of the poorest communities face significant levels of “cooling poverty”, where they are exposed to life-threatening heat without safe or affordable ways to cool themselves, according to new analysis.
Increasingly frequent and intense hot spells are causing spikes in health risks and deaths globally and those most at risk are those with the least resources to adapt, a study published in Nature Sustainability warns.
It comes as parts of India and Pakistan are grappling with temperatures topping 45 degrees Celsius.
The World Meteorological Organization has also warned of hotter than normal temperatures across the globe in the coming months due to the El Niño effect.
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45°C = 113°F