Climate crisis likely to increase violent deaths of young people 

Rising temperatures caused by global heating are likely to increase deaths from road crashes, violence, suicides and drowning, according to new research, and will affect young people most. Deaths from injuries have long been known to be seasonal, and the new analysis uses data on nearly 6 million deaths in the US to calculate the impacts of a 2C rise in temperature. People tend to go outside more and drink more alcohol on hotter days, while higher temperatures are known to increase rates of violence and suicide. Injury deaths were expected to increase in all nations as temperatures rose, although local factors would influence the extent of the increase – for example, the standard of road safety or level of gun control. Men are already much more likely than women to die from injuries and the researchers found that 84% of the additional deaths were among men. Road crashes accounted for 42% of the extra deaths, suicide 30%, and death from violence 14%. (Guardian)