#heatexposure — Public Fediverse posts
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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
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How climate change is burning Kenya’s outdoor workers
#Environment #Health #ClimateChange #Kenya #Africa #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateCrisis #OutdoorWorkers #HeatExposure #SkinHealth #ClimateInequality #GlobalSouth #LabourRights #HealthEquity #The14
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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
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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 -
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