Gap Fill - Extreme Heat - Level 5

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The researchers warned that " heat" will be experienced for longer periods of . This will affect many more people than thought. The over-60s are at because of three physical factors — they sweat less, their hearts have to work , and their blood expand more slowly. These things limit the body's functions. A director at the charity Age UK found the alarming. She said: "There's now no denying that extreme heat poses a very real health to our older population." Elderly people in low- countries are at the highest risk.

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