rising temperatures will put seniors at risk, experts predict
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Rising Temperatures Will Put Seniors at Risk, Experts Predict

“Literally every decade we have more record-breaking years with respect to temperatures,” said Aradhna E. Tripati, a climate scientist at UCLA. “We’re already paying a cost and it’s going to keep going up.”

Seniors are especially vulnerable during heat waves because they have a harder time than younger adults adjusting to sudden changes in temperature.