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Climate change ‘threat multiplier’ means extra risk of heat illness in rural NC
Raleigh News & Observer
(2020)
Abstract
While many people first associate heat illness with urban areas, state health officials believe high temperatures are also a major threat in rural parts of the state. This story is part of a series called Danger Beyond the Beach: Climate change and its toll on health in the Carolinas.
Keywords
- climate change,
- Maggie Sugg,
- heat illness,
- North Carolina,
- rural areas
Disciplines
Publication Date
October 20, 2020
Citation Information
"Climate change ‘threat multiplier’ means extra risk of heat illness in rural NC" Raleigh News & Observer (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/maggie-sugg/13/