Climate Change Threatens Health - Extreme Heat: More Intense Hot Days and Heat Waves

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Climate Change Threatens Health - Extreme Heat: More Intense Hot Days and Heat Waves

Wed, 2015-01-14 00:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux

nrdc.org

Across the nation, climate change is making hot summer days hotter and stretching their numbers into heat waves that never seem to end. And the heat is causing more than just discomfort - as temperatures rise, so are the number of illnesses, emergency room visits, and deaths.

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