kidney stones?
So at this point I’ve basically come to terms with the polar bears dying out and the Atlantic Ocean destroying Brooklyn and deserts overtaking Greenland but this is pretty fucked up:
A new study, released yesterday, suggests that it’s not just polar bears, ice caps, and farmers who ought to be on edge about global warming. Rising temperatures may leave Americans with a deluge of kidney stones as well…Sweating removes fluid from the body, which increases the salt concentration of the urine and the rate at which stones develop.The authors predict that by 2050, kidney stones will cause an additional 1.6 million to 2.2 million kidney-stone cases, representing an increase of up to 30 percent in some areas of the country. Also, as temperatures rise, the “kidney stone belt” will expand beyond the Southeast into higher latitudes.
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