Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- Summers are approaching, and researchers at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Panjab University (PU) have some bad news for you. In a recent study, the researchers found that when the maximum temperature crosses 33.8degC, mortality - due to any reason - increases by approximately 4.1% in Chandigarh.

Older adults, particularly those above 65 years, are more vulnerable, facing a 1.5 times higher risk of dying during extreme heat compared to the general population.

The findings are part of a study titled "Extreme temperature events and their relationship with excess all-cause mortality in Chandigarh, India," published in Nature Scientific Reports. The researchers analysed daily...