Climate Deaths

The climate kills people. In Finland alone 3.500 people are killed per year by winter.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute this week began a regular service of cold weather warnings. The winter cold contributes to as many as 3,500 deaths annually in the country. Experts say that dressing warmly and common sense are the keys to survival.

Well, maybe not all are killed directly by winter:

More deaths in winter
Since the 1700's it has been recognized that mortality rates increase during the winter. This is not mainly due to deaths from hypothermia, but rather from illnesses induced or exacerbated by the cold.

Each winter 2,500-3,500 deaths are registered as occurring from natural causes, such as heart disease, cerebral haemorrhage or pulmonary disorder that are directly or indirectly the result of the cold.

The number of people who actually freeze to death is around 70-80 each winter. Usually these cases are associated with alcohol abuse.