Because more people die from cold weather than warm weather, it’s unclear that the effects of climate change have been net negative.
The biggest problem of climate change is intensified extreme events and the effect it has on agriculture, not direct deaths from heatstroke. That said, things might change anyway if we ever experience a true Wet Bulb Event. That might flip the scales very quickly. I’m worried for the Indian Subcontinent and the Arabic Peninsula, as they seem the most on track for experiencing that soon.
The biggest problem of climate change is intensified extreme events and the effect it has on agriculture, not direct deaths from heatstroke. That said, things might change anyway if we ever experience a true Wet Bulb Event. That might flip the scales very quickly. I’m worried for the Indian Subcontinent and the Arabic Peninsula, as they seem the most on track for experiencing that soon.