Robert Sanscartier on Nostr: More heat waves will put more older adults in danger Researchers say more hot days ...
More heat waves will put more older adults in danger
Researchers say more hot days put an additional 250 million older people at risk as climate change accelerates
Compared to more visible climate change-fueled disasters, like flooding and hurricanes, heat is an invisible threat. But excessively hot temperatures have real physical effects on the body, including lowering blood pressure due to blood vessels dilating, dehydration from sweating more, and kidney damage
https://www.futurity.org/heat-waves-older-adults-3243822/
Researchers say more hot days put an additional 250 million older people at risk as climate change accelerates
Compared to more visible climate change-fueled disasters, like flooding and hurricanes, heat is an invisible threat. But excessively hot temperatures have real physical effects on the body, including lowering blood pressure due to blood vessels dilating, dehydration from sweating more, and kidney damage
https://www.futurity.org/heat-waves-older-adults-3243822/