The tropics are projected to face almost daily dangerous heat by 2100. And “extremely dangerous” heat that’s almost unheard of today will occur more often in several regions.
Southsea Common in Portsmouth, UK, parched after summer heat.
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The rising frequency and intensity of heat waves has been affecting people’s mental health by triggering various forms of emotional distress including eco-anxiety,
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Summer heat may be far from people’s minds here in Australia. But Europe’s ordeal is yet another sign changes in Earth’s climate have already reached dangerous levels.
Many young athletes spend hours in the hot sun every day.
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Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can be deadly.
New research finds that many Canadian households may be struggling to pay their energy bills or limiting their energy use when they need it most.
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Rising temperatures — and inflation — are increasing household energy bills. Many Canadians are struggling to meet their basic energy needs.
Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte argues with home plate umpire Doug Eddings during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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High temperatures make baseball players and coaches more irritable, and are associated with an increase in violence.
In parts of Australia that are already very hot, we show how climate change is driving inequities even further – in housing, energy security and health.
Exposure to hot and dry conditions can damage the DNA of nestling birds in their first few days of life – meaning they age earlier and produce less offspring.
Indian construction workers try to keep cool.
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And after India banned wheat exports in May due to the high temperatures, we find out how vulnerable crops are to extreme heat. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Honeybee workers gather on a frame from a hive.
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Many of the temperatures presently being recorded in Africa, and those projected in the next decade, are already close to the limits of human survival, or “liveability”.
Rising global temperatures are increasing heat risks for outdoor workers and the urban poor.
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Hot, humid population centers are becoming epicenters of heat risk as climate changes worsens. It’s calling into question the conventional wisdom that urbanization uniformly reduces poverty.
Despite warnings about the impact of climate change on health, surprisingly little has been written about the mental health consequences of climate change for children.
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Research shows climate change is already affecting the healthy psychological development of children worldwide. Children’s mental health risks will only accelerate as climate change advances.
Corn yields can suffer in high heat.
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