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Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells
Read full article: Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spellsA massive study shows what illnesses and injuries spike in emergency room visits during heat waves in Chicago.
Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body
Read full article: Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the bodyWildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body.
Spain practices outside before the World Cup final as smoke fills the air in northern New Jersey
Read full article: Spain practices outside before the World Cup final as smoke fills the air in northern New JerseyWith the sun obstructed by haze, Spain’s players practiced ahead of the World Cup final outside in northern New Jersey while air conditions are hazardous because of smoke from Canadian wildfires.
Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates
Read full article: Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimatesScientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths.
Scientists scorn EPA push to say climate change isn't a danger, say just look around at the world
Read full article: Scientists scorn EPA push to say climate change isn't a danger, say just look around at the worldAs President Donald Trump's administration looks to reverse a cornerstone finding that climate change endangers human health and welfare, scientists say they need to look around because it’s obvious how bad global warming is and how its getting worse.
Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms
Read full article: Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warmsA new study finds that extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at reducing carbon pollution and adapting to hotter conditions.