Risk of death surges when extreme heat and pollution coincide
USC researchers say deadly conditions are likely to increase in frequency with climate change. Wildfires, for example, can involve extreme heat and pollution that last for days or weeks. Contact: Leigh Hopper at lhopper@usc.edu or Laura LeBlanc at laura.leblanc@med.usc.edu Heat waves and air pollution are harmful, even deadly, and both are predicted to increase in […]