Cold Weather Deaths Double in US

Study reveals shifts in rates of cold weather deaths based on age and race.
Cold Weather Deaths Double in US
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Americans are dying from cold weather at more than twice the rate they did two decades ago.

A total of 40,079 deaths were recorded from 1999 to 2022, with cold temperatures as either an underlying or contributing cause of death, according to a research letter published Dec. 19 in JAMA Network.
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