Hong Kong’s hot nights and even hotter days bring higher risk of mortality for women and the elderly, new study finds

Consecutive hot nights pose a higher risk to public health than hot days, and bring a 6 per cent higher risk of death for women and the elderly, a study by a Hong Kong university has found.The findings came after the Observatory said earlier this month that July was the hottest month the city has experienced since record-keeping began in 1884.Last month also saw a record 20 “very hot days” and 21 “hot nights”. Very hot days are defined by a maximum daily temperatures of 33 degrees Celsius or…