Older Americans are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat due to age-related physiological changes, chronic health conditions, and limited access to air conditioning, and experts recommend five tips to help protect them during heat waves.
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Study Links Rising Temperatures to Mental Health Decline
World Bank senior health specialist Dr. Wameq Raza and Georgetown University assistant professor Dr. Shabab Wahid have been researching the linkages between climate change and mental health in underprivileged and vulnerable communities, finding that extreme heat exposure is associated with a 68% direct effect on the risk of suicide.