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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Extreme Cold Kills More Americans Than Leukemia, Homicide And Liver Disease

Extreme cold kills more people than leukemia, homicide and liver disease

The bitter chill isn't just an inconvenience. It could kill you. A 2007 study by Olivier Deschenes and Enrico Moretti found that "the number of annual deaths attributable to cold temperature is 27,940 or 1.3% of total deaths in the US." Extreme cold turns out to be deadlier  than extreme heat. Hot weather kills, bu […

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