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While locking orders ended in most states at the end of spring, progress made to reduce coronavirus spread were canceled.Daily case numbers have increased Since the end of June in most parts of the country. But people are cluttering in bars and hosting barbecues in the background are not all we need to worry about Covid this summer. A scientist says that the summer will bring something else that will probably make Covid even worse:heat waves.

"As the US communities face surge in CVIV-19 infections, more intense heat creates additional public health challenges, withFilm conditions complicate efforts to contain the virus and leading to a cascade of difficult choices "Ilissa Ockko, PhD, a climate scientist of the Environmental Defense Fund (Fed), wrote in a position for the organization.

Record heat waves have already struck the United States this year. Phoenix, Arizona and Borger, Texas,reached high records of 116 degrees Fahrenheit On July 12th and July 11th, respectively, according to the meteorological chain. And oneThe heat dome should strike most of the country This weekend, estimated at 90% of the population to experiment with temperatures above 90 degrees. According to Ocko, these heat waves will bring a myriad of problems related to the current pandemic.

"Up to a quarter of all American households do not have access to air conditioning, and they are often the poor and the elderly, for which coronavirus poses the greatest risk," she wrote. "Move them in congested cooling centers - like public libraries, community centers and high-level centers - increases the probability of exposure and possibly killing the most vulnerable to the disease."

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The25 million Americans with asthma could also experience hard sleep with waves of pandemic and heat, as they are already likelyincreased risk of serious coronavirus disease, according to the disease control centers and prevention (CDC). Oko says that heat and moisture increase common asthma triggers such as seasonal molding and pollen.

But that's not all. This is particularly dangerous combined with the increase in ozone pollution that occurs during heat waves. Ozone pollution causes damage to human lung crops - making a problem for all Americans, not just those already vulnerable to asthma.

"Ozone is bad for the health of all peoples, triggering problems, including chest pain and cough," explains OKO. "It can also affect lung tissue and reduce lung function, which is particularly worrying in the midst of the threat of Covid-19, which itselfMay cause serious pulmonary damage. "

HopefullyThe hot weather would kill coronavirus were founded without foundation. A study published on June 1st in theClinical Infectious Diseases Newspaper found that the rate of infection only slightlyImproves with higher temperaturesand only up to 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Any higher product gives no additional benefit and the threshold has already been achieved in most of the country.

As for what causes the intense heat waves we live, Oby says it's climate change, which "makes heat waves longer, warmer and more frequent".

"This is part of a long-term trend on global temperatures caused by climate pollution. Over the past 60 years, every decade has been a warmer decisive than the previous one," she says. "The number of deadly heat waves in 50 large cities of the USA has dramatically increased an average of two heat waves per year in the 1960s, more than six per year in the years 2010 . "

According to Ocko, the country has the opportunity to "tackle both health threats," however. While rebuilding the damaged economy because of the pandemic, Oby says the United States "can better rebuild by investing in clean energy to create more jobs and more pollution." And for more dangers in bad weather,Do not confuse this current summer illness for coronavirus, experts warn.