Climate change could lead to more injuries and deaths 气候变化或导致更多伤亡 Injuries like drownings, and assaults could kill up to an additional 2,135 people each year in the US as climate change continues to cause unusual temperature swings. The findings by researchers from Imperial College London, Columbia, and Harvard were published today in the journal Nature Medicine. The connection between swings in temperature — unusual spells of heat or cold — and injuries still can't be explained, but researchers say that their estimates could help spur efforts to prevent those deaths. 气候变化导致温度波动异常,而溺水和袭击造成的伤害案件或导致美国每年新增2135人死亡。伦敦帝国理工学院,哥伦比亚大学和哈佛大学的研究人员于今日将研究结果发表在《自然医学》杂志上。温度的波动(异常的高温或低温)与受伤之间的联系尚无法解释,但研究人员表示,他们的预测或有助于刺激大家为预防此类伤亡而做出努力。 |