“A lot of my peers don’t like to talk about these facts,” claims Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur who has no background in climatology or environmental science. “Eight times as many people die of cold related temperatures than heat related temperatures, so while it may be true that surface temperatures rise, actually, the question is whether that’s a bad thing for saving human lives.”
Well, no, Vivek, that’s not the question. You’re comparing the number of people who died of hypothermia versus those that die of hyperthermia, but you’re ignoring all the people who are dying from diseases that spread in hotter temperatures, all the people killed from the ensuing extreme weather, and all the people who have died in the conflicts caused by migration and crop failures.