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Our summer rituals and attempts to stay cool are not unique. Such traditions can be traced back thousands of years to the ancient Romans.
During pregnancy, the body’s capacity to regulate temperature changes. Here’s how to cool down and the overheating red flags to watch out for.
It can be easy to speed, even without meaning to. Here’s why and what you can do about it.
A tattoo can be a large investment in time, money and pain. Here’s how to look after yours this summer.
With a record hot summer expected, will rooftop solar cover our need to be cool?
All 54 drownings on the Australian coast last summer occurred in locations not patrolled by professional lifeguards or volunteer surf lifesavers. That is a stark statistic.
Each year insect scientists like us field questions from the press and public about Christmas beetle populations: where have they gone?
Looking after a baby during extreme heat events takes a little planning and a lot of patience. Here are some practical steps you can take.
The preliminary global-average temperature anomaly for September is a shocking 1.7°C. These are the drivers of current record-breaking heat.
We’ve had an early start to the bushfire season and there’s more to come. No wonder spring isn’t always a celebration.
Extreme heat and bushfires bring unique challenges for someone with dementia. Here’s how we can all play a part in helping them stay safe and cool this spring and summer.
There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist explains.
New research reveals drowning risk increases during Australian heatwaves, especially severe heatwaves. Here’s who is most at risk and what we can all do to stay safe.
People aren’t the only ones harmed by heat waves. The hotter it gets, the harder it is for machines to keep their cool.
Long journeys by car, boat, bus, train or plane can turn going away into a miserable ordeal.
Humans (particularly those in the Northern Hemisphere) generally prefer the heat, a bias which has hampered effective climate communications for decades.
A chemist explains how the structure of your hair follicles, your genetic code and environmental factors like humidity influence how hair behaves on a day-to-day basis.
During the summer, our eyes are particularly exposed to the elements: solar radiation, the cold from fans and air conditioners, chlorine or the salt in the water where we bathe…
Many heat-related health problems can be avoided by adopting a healthy, active lifestyle. But the younger generation is less active than previous generations, and therefore more vulnerable.
Top contributors
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Professor, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Department of Earth and Environmental Science, and Dean of Science, University of Waterloo
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Lecturer in Veterinary Education, Royal Veterinary College
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of the School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct associate, CSIRO
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Head of Operational Climate Services, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
