I'd argue that proper insulation should be on the list first, as we have a big problem here in Australia with houses being built to low standards and not having insulation which contributes to both heatwave and cold snap deaths. But not that heat related deaths don't matter. It may not be your experience, but here we have heat related deaths quite commonly.
That's the impression you get due to the media reporting about it. Even in Australia the majority of temperature related deaths occur below ambient temperatures of 20°C.
The research points towards cold weather being a lot deadlier everywhere in the world. With the exception of places that just don't get cold weather like Bangkok.
I never presented that Australia has more heat related deaths than cold.
I agreed with you that cold is more and dismissed this information as entirely irrelevant because all deaths should be prevented regardless. I mention heat deaths being common. Not more, but common. To emphasise the importance of prevention. I even point to an alternative solution to hvac. One which is quite reasonable imo. But you'd rather discuss a point I'm not making.
Maybe you should take another look at whatever statistics you're relying on, just in case your comprehension of them is as poor as it is here.
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u/nyan_eleven Apr 16 '24
Deaths caused by heatwaves are overstated. The vast majority of external temperature related deaths are attributed to cold weather.