As Climate Change Intensifies Storms, Seniors' Health Could Suffer: Study
Global warming may ultimately rain on everyone's parade, but new research suggests that major thunderstorms are already wreaking some havoc on the respiratory health of seniors.
That's because atmospheric changes that precede storms increase the risk that older people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could develop breathing problems serious enough to send them to the hospital.
The conclusion follows a 14-year-long investigation -- described as the largest of its kind -- that tracked stormy weather and emergency room visits among more than 46 million Medicare recipients.
"Changes...