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Climate change linked to quarter of heat-related ER visits, study finds
Original: Climate change may have contributed to a quarter of ER visits for heat-related illness from 2018-25, study finds
A new study estimates that climate change may have contributed to roughly a quarter of emergency room visits for heat-related illness between 2018 and 2025. The findings add to growing evidence that warming temperatures are already having measurable effects on human health, placing additional strain on hospital emergency departments during extreme heat events.
Why now: New research quantifying the health toll of climate change is drawing attention amid ongoing heat waves and debate over climate impacts.
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- Climate change may have contributed to a quarter of ER visits for heat-related illness from 2018-25, study finds · Arizona Daily Sun
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