How heatstroke kills – it can still be deadly after your body cools down
Heat stroke doesn’t just overheat the body. It unleashes an inflammatory chain reaction that can damage organs even after the temperature returns to normal.
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Too hot to be hungry: why our appetite shrinks in the summer heat
The key reason why the simple act of eating becomes so unappealing in the heat is because the body is working to avoid overheating.
What could we do to cool the Arctic, specifically?
Here are two possible forms of regional geoengineering.
Hot weather can be hard on the body – and may even worsen some health conditions
Hot temperatures can be dangerous for anyone – regardless of your age or what health conditions you have.
Nuclear power is set to get a lot safer (and cheaper) – here’s why
The next generation of reactors provide in-built safety systems and a way to reuse old fuel.
More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heatwaves – but they must be planted nearer to homes
Some European cities have poor tree shade cover and this is ramping up heat for their citizens.
Eight ways to sleep well in hot weather
Sleep depends partly on body temperature. When nights stay hot, these low-cost cooling strategies may help.
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead: a fitting end to the Harlem trilogy that is sure to make it a classic of New York fiction
Ray Carney is back in the concluding chapter of the Harlem Trilogy, and finally trying to kick his criminal side hustle.
Urban greening can save species, cool warming cities, and make us happy
Not all of the solutions to the climate and ecological crisis have to be painful.
Heatwaves: why British trees are shedding branches and dying
British trees struggle to survive as temperatures get higher, and many die.
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