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A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.
A heatwave across northern Australia comes as a shock to the system. The impacts of heat are worst in early summer when we’ve had less time to acclimatise, so it’s important to heed health warnings.
The first chief heat officers appointed in Australia are part of a global partnership that’s responding to the dangers of rising city temperatures and the need to manage the risks.
Extreme heat waves are putting lives in danger, with some of the hottest urban neighborhoods 10 degrees hotter or more than their wealthier neighbors. Often, these are communities of color.
Climate change has profound, but often overlooked, consequences for human health.
Unlike hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather phenomena, heat is a silent killer. The COVID-19 pandemic could make that worse.
‘Wet-bulb’ temperature records show that deadly thresholds for heat and humidity are arriving faster than anticipated.
A warming climate leads to more heat-related deaths. The fact some research is showing the opposite indicates we need to refine the way we measure heat-related mortality.
More than 800 children have died in 20 years after being forgotten in hot cars. Inevitably people ask: How can this happen? An expert explains that it may be easier than you think.
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Psychology, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Director, Neuroscience Collaborative Program and Center for Preclinical and Clinical Research on PTSD, University of South Florida
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography, King's College London
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Professor of Hydrology, University of Reading
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Research Scientist, Brown University School of Public Health, Brown University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, California Institute of Technology
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Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate in Climate Change and Health, University of Reading
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Associate Professor of Geography, Indiana University
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Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Gonzaga University
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Interim Director, Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington
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Professor, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
