Concurrent Heat Waves, Air Pollution Exacerbate Negative Health Effects of Each (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Concurrent Heat Waves, Air Pollution Exacerbate Negative Health Effects of Each (2 of 2)

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"These extreme, multiday events tend to cluster and overlap, worsening the health impacts beyond the sum of their individual effects," says UCI professor of Earth system science Michael Prather, co-author of the study.

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Daniel A. Anderson / UCI

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