#heatstroke — Public Fediverse posts

As increasingly intense heat waves turn Japanese summers into survival tests, farmers are replacing once-busy midday hours with after-dark work to protect crops, livestock and themselves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/19/climate-change/japan-farmers-avoid-daytime-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #agriculture #heatwaves #heatstroke #tochigi

Travelling through the hot outdoors

"Extreme heat poses an urgent threat to human health. It kills thousands of people each year, and research suggests this figure is rising due to the effects of human-induced climate change. In Australia alone, the number of deaths from heatwaves is expected to double in the next 40 years."

"Research shows people often recognise the risks of extreme heat, but don’t believe it will affect them personally. educating people about extreme heat led them to avoid heatwave-prone places." >>
https://theconversation.com/extreme-heat-is-altering-when-where-and-how-we-travel-new-research-289498
#ExtremeHeat #Heatstroke #heatwaves #outdoors #travel #mobility #TourismIndustry #StrandedAssets #FossilFuels #climate #habitability #environment #wildlife

Japan’s Extreme Heat is Killing Off Its Cultural Traditions One by One

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://unseen-japan.com/japan-losing-summer-heat-rituals/

As Japan's summers grow ever hotter, the future of the country's popular Summer Koshien high school baseball tournament is under threat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/18/climate-change/summer-koshien-climate-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #koshienstadium #nishinomiya #hyogo #koshien #heatwaves #heatstroke #highschools

AC vests and UV parasols are being deployed throughout East Asia to beat the summer heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/15/asia-pacific/society/east-asia-cooling-gadgets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #heatwaves #heatstroke #tech

Heat Deaths in a ‘Cold’ Country Are a Warning to the Rest of Europe

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/world/europe/heat-deaths-in-a-cold-country-are-a-warning-to-the-rest-of-europe.html

Japanese companies have stepped up efforts to prevent their employees from suffering heatstroke, with temperatures rising to 40 degrees Celsius and beyond in some parts of Japan this summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/14/companies/heatstroke-prevention-efforts-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #heatstroke #health

Japan's Environment Ministry is testing new technology to help prevent heatstroke among the elderly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/13/japan/japan-elderly-heatstroke-prevention-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatstroke #elderly #heatwave #environmentministry

Over 6,000 people are still living in evacuation centers following a massive earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture almost two weeks ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/10/japan/6000-evacuation-centers-kumamoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2026kumamotoearthquake #earthquakes #heatstroke

Professional Fijian rugby player Saimoni ⁠Vunilagi, 26, died after suffering suspected heatstroke during training with his team in southern Japan, the side said in a statement ​on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/08/09/more-sports/rugby-player-dies-heatstroke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #saimonivunilagi #heatstroke #kyushukv

A human-sized stainless-steel refrigerator, which keeps the temperature at a brisk 15 C and blows jets of 5 C air once someone sits inside, is designed to offer quick relief from potential heat exhaustion or heatstroke. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/05/companies/human-refrigerator-summer-cooling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #summer #2026kumamotoearthquake #heatwaves #heatstroke

Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/three-lions-dead-suspected-heatstroke-japan-zoo-heatwave okyo #Japan #lions #Heatwave #Heatstroke #ManMadeClimateChange #PhaseOutFossilFuels #BigOilKnew #ClimateChange #zoo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/three-lions-dead-suspected-heatstroke-japan-zoo-heatwave. #Lions (Panthera leo) dying of #heatstroke? #Tokyo must be hot indeed, & Tokyo #Zoo has obviously not taken sufficient measures to protect its #animals from the extreme #temperatures.

Japan's homeless population is rapidly aging, making life on the street amid the nation's searing summer all the more dangerous. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/08/03/climate-change/homeless-people-japan-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #heatwaves #tokyo #homeless #poverty #heatstroke

As the temperature rises, so do the risks for your pets
#HeatStroke #Pets #Saskatchewan #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/heat-warnings-pet-safety-9.7292400

Israel heatwave could break 47°C record around Sea of Galilee

A heat wave is expected to reach Israel beginning on Friday, peaking on Saturday and Sunday. It will…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #Climate #Climatechange #environment #Galilee #GolanHeights #heat #heatstroke #Heatwave #Israel #NorthernIsrael #sun #temperature #Wildfires
https://www.newsbeep.com/669595/

Temperatures continued to soar across a swath of Japan on Saturday, hitting the "brutally hot ‌day" threshold for a fifth straight day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/25/japan/japan-extreme-heat-fifth-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #heatstroke

Dangerously high temperatures in Japan have sent more than 10,000 people to hospitals for heatstroke in a single week, more than double the same period last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/23/japan/japan-heatstrokes-10000-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #heatstroke #health #hospitals

Japan sizzled under sweltering, life-threatening ⁠heat on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius in some cities in what the government has ​newly designated as a "brutally hot ‌day." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/22/japan/japan-brutal-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #heatstroke #summer #saitama #nagoya

Low-income families in Japan are reducing their children's food intake and limiting air-conditioning use as rising prices deepen financial pressure during the school summer holidays, a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/21/japan/society/low-income-poverty-summer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #health #heatstroke #poverty #children #schools #food

#Heatstroke alerts issued for much of #Japan

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20260720_11/

Confession: I am a #Govee guy. Not so much the LED light strips (that's my son's domain).

Me, I am a temperature sensor guy. I have them in my fridge and freezer to mitigate food spoilage, one in a watertight container in my pool skimmer, one in a far dark corner of my basement to turn the dehumidifier on and off. One in garage to make sure it isn't too cold in the winter, one in my bathroom to turn a small space heater on and off in the winter. One in my gazebo so I know the outdoor temperature. I have two in my mum's 1960s apartment to make sure she's staying cool in the evermore frequent heat waves (set those up a few weeks ago after she called to say she wasn't feeling so good and I rushed over to take her to emergency where she was treated for heat stroke and severe dehydration. Govee will make sure that I have advance warnings now - plus we bought an AC for her apartment).

Yesterday I added one more sensor, their PM2.5 air quality sensor. It gets good reviews for accuracy (it uses the Cubic PM2008MS as its PM sensor) and is significantly cheaper than competitive products, at under $50 Canadian. This sensor is helpful because of the ever increasing number of wildfires and resultant smoke. While Environment Canada issues smoke warnings, smoke and associated air quality can be extremely local (think blobs of smoke that fall from upon high and roll through your neighbourhood). Having this sensor will warn me when AIQ is poor (it samples every 2 seconds and can trigger threshold alerts via the Govee app), and sadly, during smoke events, will also let me know when locally the AIQ is acceptable, giving confidence about when it is prudent to go indoors, and when it is okay to enjoy being outside.

Next up, I guess I'll need another one for indoors. Then the smart switches can turn on the Corsi Rosenthal air filters.

Welcome to the second quarter of the 21st century.

#ClimateChange #AIQ #WildFires #AirQuality #Smoke #Heatwave #HeatStroke #SmartDevices #HomeAutomation #Canada #Sensors #SmokeWarning #AQMonitoring #CorsiRosenthal

Long before air conditioning, people around the world came up with ingenious ways to beat the heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/18/japan/science-health/summer-heat-stay-cool/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #heatwaves #heatstroke #health

How to Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/article/wildfire-smoke-health.html

Organizers of Japan's summer events — "matsuri" festivals and fireworks shows — have started to reschedule them to avoid extreme weather such as heat waves and heavy rain that have become more prevalent in recent years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/society/summer-festivals-fireworks-dates-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #heatwaves #festivals #fireworks #heatstroke

In hot, humid Tokyo, workers are starting to overcome embarrassment to come to work in shorts, an unusual choice in a country where formal business attire is still the norm. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/15/japan/tokyo-officials-cool-shorts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #jobs #workstylereform #heatwaves #heatstroke

Lads..be careful out there in that weather 🥵 🌞
Remember to drink plenty of water, wear a hat & use sunscreen. I ended up with heat stroke today for the first time which is quite scary.

#sun #heatstroke #becareful

Japan is facing several more days of dangerous heat at the same time as two tropical disturbances could develop into tropical storms in southern waters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/13/japan/extreme-heat-july/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #health #heatstroke #meteorologicalagency #environment