Saving lives during extreme weather in summer
BMJPublished 16 September 2000Open access
Laurence S. Kalkstein
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A report in this week's journal indicates that among Europeans any increases in mortality related to heat will be only temporary, while other studies in the United States and China have found that there will be a sharp increase in mortality if the globe warms as expected.
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