Summary
New research published in The Lancet Public Health indicates that people aged 60 and over face health dangers from heat exposure at much lower temperatures than previously believed, with harmful heat stress possible at just 1.5C of warming.
Extreme heat more dangerous for people 60 and over than previously thought, study finds
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