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PHOENIX (AP) Paramedics summoned to an Arizona retirement community last summer found an 80-year-old woman slumped inside her mobile home, enveloped in the suffocating 99-degree (37 C) heat she suffered

Heat dangers are becoming familiar nationwide as global warming creates new challenges to protect the aged.

Paramedics summoned to an Arizona retirement community last summer found an 80-year-old woman slumped inside her mobile home, enveloped in the suffocating 99-degree (37 C) heat she suffered for days after her air conditioner broke down. Efforts to revive her failed, and her ...

A 2021 study estimates more than a third of U.S. heat deaths each year can be attributed to human-caused global warming.

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PHOENIX (AP) - Paramedics summoned to an Arizona retirement community last summer found an 80-year-old woman slumped inside her mobile home, enveloped in the suffocating 99-degree heat she suffered fo...

As heat waves fuelled by climate change arrive earlier, grow more intense and last longer, people over 60 who are more vulnerable to high temperatures are increasingly at risk of dying from heat-related causes

Health risks are worsening among the elderly as heat waves become more intense during the summer. Many U.S. cities such as Phoenix have plans to protect the elderly during the summer.

As heat waves fueled by climate change arrive earlier, grow more intense and last longer,...

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