Elderly far more at risk from rising heat than thought: study
Researchers say 22% of people over 60 could face unsafe heat for at least a month a year at 1.5C of warming.
- On Tuesday, new research published in The Lancet Planetary Health indicated older adults face significantly higher heat risks at 1.5C of global warming than previously estimated by scientists.
- Stanford University researchers found earlier heat studies relied on young, healthy participants, failing to account for the reduced ability of adults over 60 to regulate core body temperature.
- According to the study's projections, 22 per cent of adults—about 290 million individuals—will swelter through unsafe heat for at least one month annually at 1.5C of warming.
- Uncompensable heat could increasingly drive internal displacement and transboundary climate migration, creating humanitarian challenges as older populations become more vulnerable in tropical regions and rapidly warming areas.
- Limiting further warming through greenhouse gas emission reductions remains fundamental to preventing these risks, as experts warn next year is expected to be even hotter than this summer.
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Threat of rising heat to elderly underestimated, study shows
PARIS, France — The threat that rising temperatures fueled by climate change pose to the health of older people has been dramatically underestimated, according to a US modeling study published Tuesday.The research was released during a blistering northern hemisphere summer when extreme heat broke numerous records and contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.For the study, a US team led by researchers at Stanford University sought…
A study in Lancet Public Health suggests that more and more people of all ages will suffer from heat stress in the future – especially older people.
Extreme heat more dangerous for people over 60 than thought, study says
The threat that rising temperatures fuelled by climate change pose to the health of older people has been dramatically underestimated, according to a US modelling study published Tuesday.The research was released during a blistering northern hemisphere summer when extreme heat broke numerous records and contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of people.For the...
Global warming threatens seniors more than expected. A study reveals that 22% of those over the age of 60 could be exposed to dangerous heat by 2100, a risk underestimated so far.
A study published in the "Lancet Planetary Health" warns about an underestimation of the risks associated with high heats for seniors, whose physiological vulnerability is increased by moisture
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