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Yes, it’s hot outside. And football practice is starting for thousands of kids. But coaches and parents should be careful about tellings kids to drink more water. That has been deadly.
A “how to” on avoiding and resolving chilblains this winter.
New research has discovered brain receptors that sense heat also play a hand in appetite.
Water is one of very few chemicals that is found as a liquid, solid and gas at any time on Earth. These three states of water help explain why ice makes a cracking sound when water is poured over it.
Australia’s scorching summers aren’t just inconvenient: heatwaves are deadly. Yet new research has found many vulnerable people don’t have a plan for extreme heat.
It seems obvious that a game should be suspended if it’s too hot to play, but it’s not as easy as implementing a maximum temperature.
Have you ever been told not to put metal in the microwave? Edie, age 8, wants to know why.
Cooling off this summer will be more expensive than ever, putting at risk the very young, the elderly and people with health conditions.
They provide more than warmth.
Greening cities have a huge impact. The trees go beyond just lowering temperatures. They help decrease the demand for indoor cooling like air-conditioners saving money.
Major airports around the world will see more frequent flight restrictions in the coming decades because of increasingly common hot temperatures.
Extreme heat divides people from the environment and from each other. So with the rapid densification of our cities, what kind of legacies are we building for future generations?
Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie told Q&A that heatwaves were ‘worsening’ in Australia and ‘hot days’ had doubled in the last 50 years. Let’s take a look at the evidence.
Schools need to have a formal policy in place for how to deal with heatwaves effectively and keep children cool and well.
Some people swear by cold showers to cope with a long, hot summer. Here’s why they’d be better off taking a warm one.
Our cities are getting hotter. Luckily, as a built environment, we can actually do something about it.
2016 is the third consecutive hottest year on record. How can we adapt?
Sprinters may be able to power through, but endurance athletes could suffer from hyperthermia and dehydration.
Autumn 2016 was Australia’s hottest, beating the previous record set in 2005.
Top contributors
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Honorary Associate Professor in Environmental Health, Australian National University
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Heat & Health; Director of Heat & Health Research Incubator; Director of Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney
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Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Physiology, Kinesiology and Human Performance, Penn State
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Ph.D. Candidate in Exercise Physiology, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Akure
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Duncan Mitchell is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Professorial Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
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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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Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
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Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Environmental Physiology, University of Hull
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Professor, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University, Monash University
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Professor Emeritus, University of Washington