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研究：極端氣候世紀末年奪歐洲15萬人命
2017-08-05 11:14中央社 巴黎5日綜合外電報導
研究人員今天警告，若全球暖化未獲控制，歐洲因極端氣候致死的人數，恐會從最近的每年估計3000人，在本世紀末之前爆增50倍，達到15萬2000人。
法新社報導，根據發表在「刺胳針行星健康」（Lancet Planetary Health）期刊的研究，原本氣候溫和的南歐死亡總人數會格外顯著，當地暖化致死人數估將從每年每100萬人中有110人，大幅增至約700人。
熱浪為害最大，未來跟天氣有關的死亡約有99%由熱浪造成。最近因熱浪死亡的人數每年約2700人，但這個數字在2100年之前會超過15萬1000人。
根據悲觀的全球暖化預測所進行的這項研究指出：「除非視為緊急要務並採取適當適應措施來抑制全球暖化，否則本世紀末之前，將有約3億5000萬歐洲人暴露在有害的極端氣候之下。」
研究人員檢視歐洲聯盟28國加上瑞典、挪威與冰島等國，稱之為「參考期間」的1981到2010年氣候相關事件的紀錄，才完成這項研究。
Europe heatwave sparks health warnings as temperatures soar
4 August 2017 From the section Europe , BBC News
Parts of Europe are experiencing their most extreme heat in more than a decade as temperatures hit 44C (111F).
Several countries have issued health warnings as this week’s record-breaking weather conditions continue to affect swathes of the continent.
Sweltering temperatures in Italy have sparked wildfires, and dozens of towns and cities are on the health ministry’s maximum heat alert.
The heatwave has left some regions facing the threat of severe drought.
Health warnings are in place in the parts of Europe where temperatures have reached potentially dangerous levels.
Italy and the Balkans are the most severely affected, with areas as far north as southern Poland also exposed to unusually high temperatures.
At least two people have died – one in Romania and one in Poland – and dozens more have been taken to hospital suffering from conditions related to the extreme weather, Reuters news agency reports.
Italy is currently experiencing temperatures 10C higher than the average for this time of year. People have been urged to follow advice from the authorities, stay indoors and drink plenty of water.
On Wednesday, the mercury rose to 44C in Sardinia.
On Thursday, temperatures hit 43C near Rome while Sicily recorded 42C as a blanket of hot air from Africa swept through the Mediterranean.
In Albania, the country’s armed forces joined hundreds of firefighters on Friday to battle dozens of forest fires as temperatures reached 40C.
Albania has asked the European Union for emergency assistance to help prevent the wildfires spreading near the capital, Tirana.
Tourists and locals have been cooling off in cities across southern Europe by dousing themselves in water from public fountains and walking the streets under the shade of parasols.
High temperatures are expected to continue in parts of central Europe and the Balkans in the coming days, according to European weather service Meteoalarm.
The heatwave is expected to last until at least Monday, with health warnings issued in several European cities.
Are you experiencing the heatwave where you are in Europe? Tell us how you are coping with the heat by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk