‘Woefully unprepared’: extreme heat will double US hospitalizations by 2040, study finds
Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bn People in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a new study finding that the coming 15 years could see a doubling in hospitalizations due to heat-related illnesses. The number of annual heat-related emergency department visits or hospitalizations across the US are set to rise from about 109,
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Paramedics from Phoenix fire station 18 transport a resident to the hospital during a heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona, on 20 July 2023. Photograph: Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenParamedics from Phoenix fire station 18 transport a resident to the hospital during a heat wave in Phoenix, Arizona, on 20 July 2023. Photograph: Caitlin O'Hara/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesExtreme heat‘Woefully unprepared’: extreme heat will double US hospitalizations by 2040, study findsSharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bnOliver MilmanTue 9 Jun 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 9 Jun 2026 10.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GooglePeople in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually…
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