Tag: Heat wave
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Science & Tech
When future weather outside is frightful — hot, that is
At the “Future of Cities” event, panelists explained how rising temperatures will impact different economic levels in various parts of world.
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Health
Viewing climate change as a human health problem
Renee Salas, an ER doctor and assistant professor of medicine, addressed questions about a new climate and health report from The Lancet.
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Health
Heatwave = heat stroke = ER visit
Bringing climate change into the examining room by discussing links between a warming environment and the everyday health of patients.
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Science & Tech
Red flags rise on global warming and the seas
The world’s oceans, glaciers, and ice caps are under assault by climate change. The Gazette spoke with former Obama science adviser John Holdren about the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report examining the threat.
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Science & Tech
Where heat is deadliest
A new study of heat waves found a strong correlation between excess deaths and poverty, poor housing quality, hypertension, and impervious land cover.
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Science & Tech
Dangerous heat
New research from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that seemingly small changes in summer temperature swings may shorten life expectancy for elderly people with chronic medical conditions, and could result in thousands of additional deaths each year.