Global Warning: Hotter Days, Increased Hospitalizations For Respiratory Problems

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 20:28 in Health & Medicine

High summer temperatures, pushed higher by global climate change, may bring with them a spike in hospitalizations for respiratory problems, according to an analysis of data from twelve European cities, from Dublin to Valencia. The data comes from a three-year collaboration between epidemiologists, meteorologists and experts in public health collaboration that investigated the short-term effects of weather in Europe.

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