Heat-related heart deaths projected to increase in the US
Extreme heat can take a heavy toll on the heart, and a new report shows how much more deadly the effects of climate change may become over the next few decades in the United States.
Webdesk
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6 Nov 2023
Black adults, seniors and people living in urban areas are particularly vulnerable.
Between 2008 and 2019, the heat index – which accounts for both temperature and humidity – reached at least 90 degrees on an average of 54 days each summer in the US. Those days of extreme heat were associated with nearly 1,700 excess cardiovascular deaths each year, according to a study published Monday in the journal Circulation.
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