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Lancet Countdown calls climate change a health emergency as heat deaths hit record

The 2026 Lancet Countdown report estimates that heat was linked to about 710,000 deaths in 2023 and, for the first time, attributes more than 70% of that toll to human-caused warming.

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    Lancet Countdown calls climate change a health emergency as heat deaths hit record

    The 2026 Lancet Countdown report estimates that heat was linked to about 710,000 deaths in 2023 and, for the first time, attributes more than 70% of that toll to human-caused warming.

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