Prospect of warmer winters does not mean fewer deaths, study finds

New scientific study pours cold water on the theory that mortality rates will drop in winter months as the climate warms, reports Climate News Network

Global warming is unlikely to mean that fewer people in northern latitudes will die from cold during the winter, according to a study by scientists in the US.

Despite arguments that an increase in death rates caused by global warming and increased summertime temperatures will be offset by a matching drop in mortality as winter temperatures also rise, the study cautions against assuming any such link as research suggests otherwise.