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Heat attack: Black seniors bear unequal burden of cardiac deaths from rising temperatures

A new study found that older Black Americans will be the first to die from climate change. Between 2008 and 2019 extreme heat caused at least 1,600 Americans – disproportionately Blacks and the elderly – to die early from heart attacks. Without aggressive action on climate change, that number could rise to more than…

 According to a recent study, older Black Americans are at the forefront of an impending increase in deaths from climate change. At least 1,600 Americans — disproportionately Black and elderly — perished from heart attacks between 2008 and 2019. This was due to extreme heat. That number could exceed … without taking extreme climate action. According to a recent study, an impending increase in deaths from climate change is being watched by old Black Americans. At least 1,600 Americans — disproportionately Black and elderly — perished from heart attacks between 2008 and 2019. This was due to extreme heat. Without taking decisive action against the climate, that number might exceed… 

A new study found that older Black Americans will be the first to die from climate change. Between 2008 and 2019 extreme heat caused at least 1,600 Americans – disproportionately Blacks and the elderly – to die early from heart attacks. Without aggressive action on climate change, that number could rise to more than…

  

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