A new study by experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California has recently revealed that global warming can also cause damage to each of us in a personal sense. The study finds that apart from the usual and expected consequences obtained from the problem, it was found that global warming can also lead to sleep deprivation, one of the underlying impacts of the ongoing worldwide issue. The study, which has been a published paper in the journal Science Advances, suggests that as global temperatures continue to rise, an increasing number of people will lose sleep or will most likely experience the struggle to fall asleep.

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Global Warming And Sleep Deprivation: What's The Link?

Accordingly, the study predicts that for every 100 people per month, an increase of 1 degree Celsius in nighttime temperature can lead to three nights of restless sleep to them. One of the co-authors of the study said that the anomalous one degree can already be equal to about 110 million extra nights of sleep deprivation each year. That said, the researchers have estimated that a group of 100 Americans will potentially encounter six additional restless nights per month by the year 2050 until it reaches up to 14 nights by 2099.

Everyone Is A Target

Furthermore, it was found that aside from being a miserable inconvenience, Nick Obradovich, the study's lead author claimed that the effects will likely be far worse in areas of the world with higher poverty rates. In addition, Dr. Sara C. Mednick, a University of California sleep psychologist who co-authored of the study said that the decline in temperature is regulated in part by the ambient temperature. Meaning, she continued to explain that when the ambient temperature is too high, the body cannot cool itself and therefore can't fall asleep.

As of writing, the study has already found that lower-income and elderly individuals would be most impacted by sleepless nights, since these are the groups that are less likely to use air conditioning. On the other hand, researchers also believe that in countries where air conditioning system is being applied, it is likely to be affected more than the U.S., but data from those areas has not been obtained to date.