Heat exposure of older people across the world to double by 2050, finds study
Extra 270 million adults aged 69 or over to suffer dangerous heat levels of 37.5C due to global heating and ageing populationsThe heat exposure of older people will at least double in all continents by 2050, according to a study that highlights the combined risk posed by a warming world and an ageing population.Compared with today, there will be an extra 270 million people aged 69 or above who are exposed to dangerous levels of heat, defined as 37.5C. The paper warned this is likely to create bi