A statistical model based on an analysis of routinely collected data from 1980 to 2017 predicts 1,601 excess injury deaths per year in the contiguous USA if average temperatures rise by 1.5 °C.
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Ameratunga, S., Woodward, A. Rising injuries in a hotter climate. Nat Med 26, 22–23 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0728-4
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