It’s important for parents to keep an eye out for signs of heat stress.
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The key reason why the simple act of eating becomes so unappealing in the heat is because the body is working to avoid overheating.
Sleep depends partly on body temperature. When nights stay hot, these low-cost cooling strategies may help.
Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly dry lightning.
The risk to firefighters isn’t just from breathing wildfire smoke – it’s also in the chemicals that get on their clothes and filter through to their skin.
Education systems across southern Africa must better prepare for a hotter future.
Our study looked at 36.6 million summer births.
The number of days with summer conditions is growing by roughly six days more each decade since 1990, contributing to fire season, drought, energy demand and disrupted agricultural activity.
A three year study of Tanzanian children found that changing the way homes are designed can prevent diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, and help children grow taller.
An international study examined how heat and humidity may affect pregnancy. A reproductive health expert unpacks its key findings.
High humidity affected how birds cope with heat and their ability to regulate body temperature.
Many insects in Africa are likely to face dangerous levels of heat stress, with serious consequences for ecosystems.
In Pennsylvania, new data centers could require enough electricity to power 11 million homes.
Annual temperatures are rising in Ghana’s capital, Accra.
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease, doctors and scientists explain. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases the risk.
While physical exertion helps athletes stay warm, sweating can lead to dehydration.
For some people, changes in routine and diet – along with heat, glare and dehydration – may make migraine flare. Knowing your triggers can help you prepare.
For residents in southeastern Australia this week, understanding fire safety warnings are essential to stay safe.
A Namibian desert beetle cools down by running in the sun.
Exercise can feel more difficult in the heat, but when does it become unsafe? Two experts explain how you can check your risk, at your location.
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