The way we build our cities is adversely affecting our health, and, in particular, our hearts. Thinking of urban planners as health professionals could change that
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As the climate changes and heatwaves become more frequent and severe, it’s vital we do more to understand who is most vulnerable and how we can reduce their risk.
Cities occupy just 3% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than half the world’s population live in urban environments. We need nation-wide plans to keep our cities cool so no one gets left behind.
Absolute temperatures are expected to rise more slowly in the tropics than in higher latitudes and polar regions, but the combination of heat and rising humidity will make life more challenging.
The “winners” evolved in the warm, subtropical regions. Those that evolved in cooler temperate ecosystems – the “losers” – risk becoming extinct.
Reef fish vanish during marine heat waves, but may bounce back quickly on reefs that have few other environmental stressors.
People tend to pay attention when things get personal, so you need to know how climate change is damaging things in your life.
Already heat-stressed countries will see the largest absolute increases in humid-heat and have the least ability to adapt.
Heatwaves can cause a large number of deaths, especially when vulnerable groups are unprepared and are not acclimatised to hot temperatures.
Despite the prevalence of Fairtrade sugar in UK society, the sugarcane industry remains deeply troubled.
Ever feel so stressed you can’t carry on? You’re not alone - koalas have a similar problem, and hundreds are being rescued by veterinarians each year.
A global temperature rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels could have devastating consequences for city dwellers.
Hot spots occur at the scale of where people live – the building, the street, the block – which means urban design and building materials have profound implications for our health and well-being.
Africa must find ways of dealing with extreme heatwaves or suffer a range of health problems, including fatalities.
Most people are acutely aware of the toll the heat can take on human life. So it may come as a surprise that more Australians die from the cold than the heat.
Sport is fundamental to Australia’s society, culture and economy. But how would we cope when the rising heat threatens some of our most beloved pastimes? A new report from the Climate Institute urges sports…
Australia has been hit by two years of heat: 2013 was the hottest ever recorded and 2014 wasn’t far behind, taking third place. The country has also sweltered through several significant heatwaves, and…
Several Australian cities, such as Adelaide and Perth, have greeted 2015 with scorching weather as summer hits its stride – the kind of conditions that leave us crying out for an air conditioner, rather…
The human body operates at an average internal temperature of 37°C, give or take various fluctuations during the day. But too much or too little external heat can exacerbate certain health conditions…
Just as Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 identified a temperature at which paper self-combusts, the Australian Open has just shown the world that there is a temperature at which tennis players start…
Top contributors
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Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Ph.D. Candidate in Exercise Physiology, Penn State
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Kinesiology, Penn State
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Geographer-climatologist and Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State
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Professor of Physiology, Kinesiology and Human Performance, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography, King's College London
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Lecturer - Climate (Honorary), The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Environmental Science, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Associate Researcher, African Climate & Development Initiative and Climate System Analysis Group, University of Cape Town
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Thermal Physiologist, National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre; University Fellow, Charles Darwin University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Biodiversity Genomics, Flinders University
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Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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PhD candidate, Monash University
