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Carnes, Bruce A., et al. "Impact of Climate Change on Elder Health." //Journals of Gerontology: Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences//, vol. 69, no. 9, 01 Sept. 2014, pp. 1087-1091. EBSCO//host//, ezproxy.gsu.edu/login?url=[].

A number of scholars predict that life expectancy will continue to increase over the coming century. On the other hand, many scientists maintain that human activity contributes to the climate change in these days. This change includes degrading air/water quality and rising temperature of the earth. In general, young children and the elderly adults are the most vulnerable to these climate changes and historically account for most of the deaths during the period of severe environmental stress. This article investigates the possible health consequences that climate change could bring to the elderly population in the United States.

The research on the effect of climate change on human health will focus on the populations that are the most vulnerable to the climate change and environmental stress: young children and the elderly adults. Because the number of elderly people increases as the life expectancy increases, it seems to be important to study how to deal with the possible health consequences that can be brought to this population. The research will identify those consequences and also try to draw some solutions to take care of the elderly people.