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Tourists Are Feeling the Heat—And Their Bodies May Not Be Able To Catch Up
Tourists visiting destinations during heat waves may be more prone to adverse health outcomes than residents, experts say.
By Kiley Price
Throughout June, six tourists died while visiting Greece during an unusually early summer heat wave. While these cases are still being investigated, authorities say that heat stress likely played a part in each of their deaths, as temperatures soared over 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate science
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What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.