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Climate change is boosting the risk of sleep apnea

Heat makes it harder to sleep. In Baghdad, some neighbors set up mattresses on their roof to find a cool sleeping spot. A new study finds the risk of sleep apnea goes up along with temperatures.

Hotter temperatures make breathing problems during sleep more likely, even when it's not extremely hot

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