Climbing nighttime temperatures, driven by climate change, may harm human sleep, a new study revealed, with the poor and elderly most affected. 一项最新研究表明,气候变化导致的夜间气温上升,可能危害人们的睡眠,其中低收入者和老人受到的影响最大。 "What our study shows is not only that ambient temperature can play a role in disrupting sleep but also that climate change might make the situation worse by driving up rates of sleep loss," Nick Obradovich, who conducted much of the research as a doctoral student in political science at the University of California San Diego, said in a statement. 加利福尼亚大学圣地亚哥分校的政治学博士、该研究的负责人尼克·奥布拉多维奇在一份声明中说道:“我们的研究不仅表明环境温度可干扰睡眠,而且还能显示出气候变化导致睡眠损失率上升,可能让情况变得更糟。” |