Background: Older adults make up 13% of the US population, but are projected to account
for 20% by 2040. Coinciding with this demographic shift, the rate of climate change is …

Habitability, health, and environmental justice will be challenged as the adverse effects of
climate change interact with factors that are characteristic of older people. This article …

Abstract Purpose of Study Recent reports highlight the vulnerability of elderly adults to
climate change, yet limited research has focused on this topic. To address this, the purpose …

Abstract Background and Objectives As climate change drives more frequent and intense
weather events, older adults face disproportionate impacts, including having the highest …

Demographers predict human life expectancy will continue to increase over the coming
century. These forecasts are based on two critical assumptions: advances in medical …

The health sector component of the first US National Assessment, published in 2000,
synthesized the anticipated health impacts of climate variability and change for five …

Key Finding 1: Across the United States, people and communities differ in their exposures,
their inherent sensitivity, and their adaptive capacity to respond to and cope with climate …

More frequent and intense periods of extreme heat (heatwaves) represent the most direct
challenge to human health posed by climate change. Older adults are particularly …

Climate change can be expected to have differential effects on different subpopulations.
Biological sensitivity, socioeconomic factors, and geography may each contribute to …

There is near consensus in the scientific community that humans will experience higher
future temperatures due to the ongoing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the …