The key reason why the simple act of eating becomes so unappealing in the heat is because the body is working to avoid overheating.
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The pilot project opening in Sydney will use the best available evidence to keep vulnerable people cool on the hottest of days.
A survey conducted in Texas state prisons finds that many lack basic resources like cold water, ice and air conditioning to help incarcerated people and staff keep cool during heat waves.
Informal settlements in Dar es Salaam are highly vulnerable to the health effects of heat.
Heatwaves are here to stay, and they aren’t all sun and games.
Rising temperatures will not only hurt people in the future. Many are feeling the effects now. Those who work outdoors, those who have certain chronic conditions and the elderly are vulnerable.
Africa must find ways of dealing with extreme heatwaves or suffer a range of health problems, including fatalities.
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Epidemiology and Data Science, Tufts University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Researcher, African Climate & Development Initiative and Climate System Analysis Group, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Houston
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Lecturer, Co-lead of the Humanitarian Settings research theme within the Heat and Health Research Incubator, Sydney School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Mental Health Drug and Alcohol, UTS & Northern Sydney LHD, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol