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28 Μαΐ 2024 · Heat stress is the leading cause of weather-related deaths and can exacerbate underlying illnesses including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental health, asthma, and can increase the risk of accidents and transmission of some infectious diseases.
23 Ιουν 2022 · Extreme heat is most dangerous to young children, the elderly, and people with medical conditions like heart disease. Also at higher risk are people who work outdoors, people with no access to air conditioning or other ways to cool down, and people in dense cities, where the urban heat island effect raises temperatures.
Extreme heat events are becoming permanent features of summer seasons worldwide, causing many excess deaths. Heat-related morbidity and mortality are projected to increase further as climate change progresses, with greater risk associated with higher degrees of global warming.
15 Μαΐ 2024 · Health risks from heat include cardiovascular events, respiratory conditions, kidney disease, adverse pregnancy outcomes, increased anxiety and depression, increased suicidality, and aggressive...
7 Οκτ 2021 · Record breaking heat events, once rare, are now common.1 An extra 475 million exposures to heatwaves (that is, one person experiencing three days or more of extreme heat) were observed globally in 2019 compared with 1986-2005.2 Clear evidence links the intensity and frequency of heat extremes to human induced global warming, which also ...
21 Ιουν 2024 · Take steps to protect yourself from extreme heat. Extreme heat is defined as summertime temperatures that are much hotter and/or humid than average. Because some places are hotter than others, this depends on what’s considered average for a particular location at that time of year.
Extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. In extreme heat your body works extra hard to maintain a normal temperature, which can lead to death.
