Air conditioners are the best defence. But there are other cheap and simple ways to stay cool and reduce your risk of illness.
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Although heatwaves can affect everyone, older adults are particularly at risk. But our new research has found older Queenslanders don’t necessarily believe heat poses a risk to their health.
An athletic trainer explains why bodies need time time to acclimatize, and the risks to watch out for.
One in 4 American households is at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
Twenty-five years of research show what it takes to fuel wildland firefighters through an average day, and the toll the long seasonal work takes on their bodies.
One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
Soaring power bills add to people’s worries about keeping their homes cool, especially as their health can suffer if they don’t. Fortunately, there are effective and affordable ways to beat the heat.
A heatwave across northern Australia comes as a shock to the system. The impacts of heat are worst in early summer when we’ve had less time to acclimatise, so it’s important to heed health warnings.
Informal settlements in Dar es Salaam are highly vulnerable to the health effects of heat.
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Lynton K. Caldwell Professor of Public Affairs, Indiana University
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Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
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Associate Researcher, African Climate & Development Initiative and Climate System Analysis Group, University of Cape Town
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Assistance Professor of Athletic Training, West Virginia University
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Research Fellow in Exercise Science, Griffith University
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Researcher and Lecturer in Exercise Science, Griffith 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 Behaviour & Social Change, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow at Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space, University of Wollongong
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Senior Research Assistant, Ethos Project, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, School of SHS – Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Public Health, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University
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Professor of exercise and work physiology, University of Montana
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PhD Candidate, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University