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October 20, 2021 10:30 pm

Extreme heat is a growing concern for doctors around the world




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A resident splashes water onto their face during a heatwave in Sacramento, California, U.S., on Thursday, July 8, 2021. | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images



Extreme heat is a huge worry for doctors and public health experts around the world, and it’s steadily become a bigger problem over time, according to a sweeping new climate report published today in the leading medical journal, The Lancet.


The analysis, from 43 academic institutions and United Nations agencies, focuses on the threats the climate crisis poses to human health. While the group has published similar reports over the past five years, this is the first time it includes warnings on the impact hotter days have on mental health and physical activity. It follows an increase in devastating heatwaves around the world.



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22737250/extreme-heat-health-climate-change-doctors-lancet-report

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