Florida Gov. DeSantis—Criticized For State’s Lax Gun Laws—Offers More State Resources For Police After 2 Killed In TampaA new study found if stricter laws aren’t passed to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, extreme heat-related cardiovascular deaths will double by midcentury, putting already susceptible Black and older Americans at the greatest risk.
If proposed legislation is implemented, extreme heat-related cardiovascular deaths in the continental U.S. are estimated to increase by 162% between 2036 and 2065 due to a projected rise in extreme heat days, according to a study published Monday inextreme heat days as a period of two to three days of high humidity and temperatures above 90 degrees, and blamed the “
Elderly adults 65 years and older are estimated to have between a 2.9% and 3.5% higher increase in death than non-elderly adults, and Black adults are projected to have between a 3.8% and 4.6% higher increase than their white counterparts, putting these two groups most at risk.