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‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits [for older people] with worse to come, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found that when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people

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[–] 8 points 7 months ago

Yeah, when they happen, and above a certain threshold.

The problem is that the "when" is becoming far more common and the baseline is rising ever closer to that "certain threshold."

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