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Hot weather deaths projected to rise 257 percent in UK by 2050s, experts warn
2014-02-04 11:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The number of annual excess deaths caused by hot weather in England and Wales is projected to surge by 257% by the middle of the century, as a result of climate change and population growth, concludes research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The elderly (75+) will be most at risk, particularly in the South and the Midlands, the findings suggest. The research team, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Public Health England, used time-series...
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