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fromNature
14 hours ago

Repeated heatwaves can age you as much as smoking or drinking

Long-term exposure to extreme heat accelerates biological ageing and increases disease vulnerability, with effects comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.
fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

Heatwaves are making people age faster, study suggests

Repeated exposure to heatwaves is accelerating ageing in people, according to a study. The impact is broadly comparable with the damage smoking, alcohol use, poor diet or limited exercise can have on health, the researchers said. Extreme temperatures are increasingly common owing to the climate crisis, potentially causing widespread and long-lasting damage to the health of billions, the scientists warned.
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