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Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Aaron Thierry, PhD Candidate, Social Science, Cardiff University

In Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60 and 82, all three had chronic health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease. This makes it harder for the body to regulate temperature and increases vulnerability to heat stress.

Nobody arrived to check on them until days after they had died in their apartment in 2024. This isolation also

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