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146 Experts Urge Global Health Emergency Over Record Heat Deaths
Original: Heat Deaths Reach Record High: 146 Experts Call to Declare Climate Change a Global Health Emergency
146 experts are calling on world leaders to formally declare climate change a global health emergency, citing record-high heat-related deaths. The appeal, reported by ScienceAlert, frames extreme heat as a growing public health crisis rather than just an environmental issue, urging faster action to protect vulnerable populations as temperatures continue to break records worldwide.
Why now: Record heat deaths have pushed scientists to demand climate change be treated as a health emergency, drawing wide attention.
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- Heat Deaths Reach Record High: 146 Experts Call to Declare Climate Change a Global Health Emergency · ScienceAlert
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