#heatexposure — Public Fediverse posts

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> While the overall trend in hot weather is well known, the hourly details matter. They highlight that the number of hot hours is increasing even faster than the number of hot days, for example. But the details also help us better represent what this means for human health.

The researchers write, “As heat risks continue to intensify, hourly-scale assessments will become essential for anticipating health impacts, informing equitable adaptation strategies and designing responsive early warning systems that reflect the new reality of round-the-clock heat exposure.”

#arstechnica #globalwarming
#heatwave #heatwaves
#heatexposure #heatresearch
#globalheating #globalnews
#environmentalconcerns

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/tracking-extreme-heat-by-the-hour-makes-climate-change-seem-even-worse/

Senior believed to have died from heat exposure while working in garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1848402/senior-believed-to-have-died-from-heat-exposure-while-working-in-garden/ #AirConditionedRoom #Bolton #death #EMadisonStreet #EMadisonStreetSaturday #fluid #Fluids #garden #HeatAdvisory #HeatExhaustion #HeatExposure #HeatRelatedDeath #HindsCounty #HindsCountyCoroner #home #MarthaVanEgmond #PM #Plenty #RealFeel #Senior #WeatherExpert #woman

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ABC News: 400 people treated for heat-related illness at Arizona airshow as record temperatures bake the West

"...As the temperatures soared to 105 degrees on Saturday in Phoenix, Ariz., the third-straight day the weather has topped the 100-degree mark, more than 400 people attending an airshow in nearby Glendale were treated for heat-related illnesses, authorities said.

At least 25 people attending the Luke Days Airshow at Luke Air Force Base were overcome by the sweltering weather and had to be hospitalized for various heat-related illnesses..."

h/t @BakerRL75

https://abcnews.com/US/400-people-sickened-arizona-airshow-record-heat-bakes/story?id=131300971

#heatillness #heatexposure #heatwave #AZwx #heatstroke

How climate change is burning Kenya’s outdoor workers
#Environment #Health #ClimateChange #Kenya #Africa #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateCrisis #OutdoorWorkers #HeatExposure #SkinHealth #ClimateInequality #GlobalSouth #LabourRights #HealthEquity #The14
https://the-14.com/how-climate-change-is-burning-kenyas-outdoor-workers/

Heat Alert: A Smarter Approach to Extreme Heatwave Warnings

https://rackenzik.com/heat-alert-a-smarter-approach-to-extreme-heatwave-warnings/

ClimateCrisis #Heatwaves #GlobalWarming #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #UrbanHeat #PublicHealth #ClimateAlert #HeatwaveHealth #TemperatureRise #ClimateEmergency #HumidityMatters #HeatRisk #HeatAlert #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateScience #EuropeHeatwave #AsiaHeatwave #ResiliencePlanning #HeatExposure #HumanHealth #ClimateJustice #HeatwaveDeaths #SustainableFuture #AdaptToClimate

US workers, not waiting for OSHA to establish heat rules, launch #HeatWeek to fight for ‘the right to water, shade and rest’

"In probably the hottest summer ever, workers are organizing in 13 cities to raise alarm about workplace #HeatExposure.

On Thursday, workers and allies from across sectors will take a coordinated drink of water in a display of solidarity aimed at showing the importance of workplace heat safety."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/13/workers-protections-heat-week

#WhatBidenDid to protect millions of US workers from #ExtremeHeat

"The [proposed] rule would require employers to establish a heat safety coordinators, undergo extreme heat safety training, and provide workers with #shade and #water.

It would require a heat acclimatization process for new employees to gradually increase their exposure to high temperatures. Three out of four workers who die of workplace #HeatExposure in the US die during their first week on the job."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/02/biden-extreme-heat-proposaal?utm_source=press.coop

Heat-related deaths across the world could increase almost fivefold by the middle of the century.
"Where are the trees? Where is the green cover? Everything is becoming cemented."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-15/nsw-heat-deaths-who-report-western-sydney/103105210
#FossilFuels #SilentKiller #Sydney #roads #DePaving #shade #cement #HeatExposure #HeatIslands #ClimateActionNow #ExtremeHeatwaves

Localized deforestation has a strong impact on regional warming.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/amazon-deforestation-has-a-regional-not-just-local-impact-study/
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2309123120
#deforestation #LoggingImpacts #LoggingIndustry #NSWLogging #NativeForests #BiodiversityCrisis #ClimateEmergency #HeatExposure #Droughts #bushfire #risks

A study reveals that nearly all of the world’s population was exposed to global warming over June-Sept. The study measures human exposure to extreme heat and humidity, which can cause health risks and reduce productivity. The study warns that the exposure will increase unless drastic actions are taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

#GlobalWarming #HeatExposure #ClimateAction

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/nearly-all-worlds-population-exposed-global-warming-over-june-sept-study-2023-09-08/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

https://newrepublic.com/article/174946/outdoor-workers-climate-victims-labor-rights
#OutdoorWorkers
#HeatExposure kills 2,000 workers in the United States every year, according to a report released by Public Citizen in May, and many more—up to 170,000—suffer from serious heat-related injuries. Those numbers are almost certain to grow: Every one degree Celsius increase in temperature brings a 1 percent increase in such injuries. As the planet warms, many workplaces are becoming deadly infernos

Intergenerational report highlights the threat of a hotter, less productive Australia due to global warming.

"At least 50% of Australia’s sandy coastline, a major drawcard for tourism, is under threat of erosion due to climate change."

https://theconversation.com/intergenerational-report-highlights-the-threat-of-a-hotter-less-productive-australia-due-to-global-warming-212121
#IntergenerationalJustice #climate #HeatExposure #NSW #coast #degradation #erosion #FossilFuel #disasters

"#FarmWorkers are 35 times more likely to die of #HeatExposure than workers in other industries, according to the National Institutes of Health, but there is no federal heat standard that ensures their health and safety."

“It’s not normal to go through these #heatwaves and, you know, act as if nothing is happening,” he said. “And we just continue to normalize this, then, and nothing is going to be done to protect workers.”

#heatwave #ClimateJustice
https://apnews.com/article/heat-record-farmworkers-danger-climate-c0ca69cf71871ff07c5731cca55738c7