Climate warming makes extreme heat disproportionately deadly for seniors, Stanford study finds
TL;DR
A Stanford study finds older adults reach uncompensable heat stress at lower temperatures than younger people, meaning more people—especially those over 60 in lower-income regions—face dangerous heat for hundreds of hours annually as temperatures rise. The research urges urban cooling, cooling centers, broader access to air-conditioning, and sustained emissions reductions to limit long-term warming.
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