More older adults are at risk of heat stress as temperatures rise. What can be done?

Older adults are the most likely to die from extreme heat, and this crisis will worsen in the coming years.

A deadly heat wave gripped large regions of Asia for weeks in April and May 2024. As temperatures climbed past 110 degrees Fahrenheit in India on May 7, campaigning politicians, local news announcers, and voters waiting in long lines passed out from the oppressive heat.