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The multiple ways climate change threatens to make migraines worse

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🗞️ Driving the news: Climate change is making migraines worse, with rising temperatures, air pollution, and extreme weather events acting as key triggers
• Research shows that every 10°F increase in daily temperature leads to a 6% rise in migraines, and events like wildfires and lightning also contribute

🔭 The context: Studies have long identified weather as a migraine trigger, with heat, humidity, and barometric pressure changes playing a significant role
• Increasing air pollutants from wildfires and stress from natural disasters further aggravate migraine conditions

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Climate change’s impacts on health are broadening, with migraines being a direct consequence for millions
• Understanding this link is critical to preparing healthcare systems and offering better treatment in a warming world

⏭️ What's next: Researchers call for long-term studies and digital tracking of weather events to better understand and mitigate climate change’s effects on migraine sufferers

💬 One quote: "Climate change is going to have an enormous effect on migraine," says Vincent Martin, director of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the University of Cincinnati

📈 One stat: A study found a 28% increase in migraine frequency on days with lightning

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