Alejandra Urunda

Humans are sensitive to temperature. When it gets too hot, people die, not just from heat stroke, but from all kinds of other medical problems, like heart attacks or even mental health issues. But people also die when it gets really cold. And in many parts of the world, cold causes more deaths than heat.

Humans are sensitive to temperature. When it gets too hot, people die, not just from heat stroke, but from all kinds of other medical problems, like heart attacks or even mental health issues. But people also die when it gets really cold. And in many parts of the world, cold causes more deaths than heat.

That balance could change in coming decades, at least in Europe, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, because climate change is likely to balloon the risks of heat. The scientists write it's a warning to cut greenhouse gas emissions quickly to keep climate change from getting even more dangerous. Alejandra Urunda, NPR News.

That balance could change in coming decades, at least in Europe, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, because climate change is likely to balloon the risks of heat. The scientists write it's a warning to cut greenhouse gas emissions quickly to keep climate change from getting even more dangerous. Alejandra Urunda, NPR News.