study / research

yánjiū

研究

to find / to discover

fāxiàn

发现

global warming

quánqiú biànnuǎn

全球变暖

already

yǐ

已

to restrict / to limit

xiànzhì

限制

hundreds of millions of people

shù yì rén

数亿人

daily / everyday

rìcháng

日常

activities

huódòng

活动

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Study Finds Global Warming Already Restricting Daily Activities for Millions

A study analyzing 75 years of data found that climate change is already severely restricting daily activities for hundreds of millions of people worldwide, with dangerous heat exposure having doubled for younger adults since the 1950s.

A new study shows climate change is seriously restricting the daily activities of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Researchers analyzed data from 1950 to 2024, spanning 75 years, and discovered that extreme heat weather's impact on human activities is continuously expanding. Data shows that younger adults suffer serious extreme heat restrictions annually, with the time already doubling since the 1950s. Elderly people are affected more, with extreme heat restricting their activity time rising from approximately 600 hours to approximately 900 hours annually. Researchers especially point out that large numbers of migrant workers in the Middle East region, needing to work outdoors, face particularly striking health risks. The study warns that as global temperature continues to rise, this situation will continue to deteriorate in the future. Another study shows that climate warming causes physical activity reduction, and may result in hundreds of thousands of premature deaths by 2050.

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