Study: Cold weather is responsible for almost all temperature-related deaths

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Study: Cold weather is responsible for almost all temperature-related deaths
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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 18 2020
With the number of extreme weather days rising around the globe in recent years due to global warming, it is no surprise that there has been an upward trend in hospital visits and admissions for injuries caused by high heat over the last several years. But cold temperatures are responsible for almost all temperature-related deaths, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research.

According to the new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, patients who died because of cold temperatures were responsible for 94% of temperature-related deaths, even though hypothermia was responsible for only 27% of temperature-related hospital visits.
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