Comment by jdlshore

> Way more people die of being exposed to the cold than exposed to the heat.

I was skeptical of this claim, so I looked it up. You’re right. Globally, about 9x as many people die due to cold-related causes than heat-related causes. It’s not freezing, though, but longer-term effects like kidney failure in elderly people. [1]

I’m still dubious about the argument that weather events could save lives, though, partially because climate change makes weather more extreme, not simply “more pleasant for people in colder climates.”

[1] https://ourworldindata.org/part-one-how-many-people-die-from...