For the Aged, Their Sunset Years Will Be Bedeviled by Lethal Heatwaves By Manipadma Jena Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/07/for-the-aged-their-sunset-years-will-be-bedeviled-by-lethal-heatwaves/ NAIROBI & BHUBANESWAR, Jul 10 2025 (IPS) - The global population is aging at a time when heat exposure is rising due to climate change. Extreme heat can be deadly for older populations given their reduced ability to regulate body temperature. Already there has been an 85 percent increase since 1990 in annual heat-related deaths of adults aged above 65, driven by both warming trends and fast-growing older populations. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.