Heat Wave

Heat alerts are coming to Search — plus more ways we’re helping cities and organizations adapt to rising temperatures.

With heat waves forecast for March-May in India, climate scientists are worried about an increased possibility of deaths if human body temperatures exceed the “wet bulb” threshold of 35°C.

As rising heat and other climate change impacts hit workers, manufacturers are under pressure from brands seeking sustainable fashion.

HAPs are India’s primary policy response to economically damaging and life threatening heatwaves.

Despite all of the recent rain in California, the Los Angeles region still faces the effects of the megadrought.The combination of droughts and high temperatures are especially damaging to trees, which can play a key role in moderating extreme heat.

Global warming has led to higher summer temperatures across Sydney over the past 30 years. However, data analysis shows very hot summer days are becoming much more common in Western Sydney than in coastal Sydney.

A new study by North Carolina State University researchers found drought and heat waves could make air pollution worse for communities that already have a high pollution burden in California, and deepen pollution inequalities along racial and ethnic lines

While heatwaves and hot weather do not cause significant damage to the landscape similar to cyclones and earthquakes, the impacts of heatwaves on health, economic productivity, and the environment can nonetheless be serious and costly.

Schizophrenia topped the list of conditions associated with death during the 2021 extreme heat event in British Columbia