Heat's toll on aging populations: Projections and policy implications
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Over 200 million more elderly people worldwide are expected to face dangerous heat exposure by 2050, compared to now. The research results, published in Nature Communications by an international team of scientists, coordinated by CMCC and Ca' Foscari University of Venice, provide in-depth information and a data visualization dashboard on demographic trends and risks associated with rising temperatures in several countries around the world.
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Original Title: Up to an additional 246 million older adults around the world are projected to be exposed to dangerous acute heat by the year 2050, compared to current levels — with those living in Asia and Africa experiencing the most severe effects