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Giedre Peseckyte

Air conditioners save thousands of lives every year in the US

As rising temperatures take a toll on human health, air conditioning at home is about more than comfort. A recent study published on Monday in Nature Health found that it also saves thousands of lives.

Over 5,260 heat-related deaths are prevented every year in the US, reducing heat-attributable mortality by more than half, according to a new study by Yale School of Public Health and the Yale School of the Environment.

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