Columbia: Uncovering a Hidden Epidemic - How Postgraduate Fellows Investigated the CDC
June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
NEW YORK, June 18 -- Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news:
As Covid-19 dominates headlines, another public health hazard stands to quietly claim thousands of American lives in coming years. Extreme heat leads to 600 to 800 preventable deaths in the U.S. each year, with heat-related hospitalizations on the rise in multiple states. Federal research suggests heat-related deaths will grow to tens of thousands a year by the end of the century.
As Covid-19 dominates headlines, another public health hazard stands to quietly claim thousands of American lives in coming years. Extreme heat leads to 600 to 800 preventable deaths in the U.S. each year, with heat-related hospitalizations on the rise in multiple states. Federal research suggests heat-related deaths will grow to tens of thousands a year by the end of the century.