Heat and public health

Socioeconomic factors drive how much extreme heat public transit users in Chicago, NYC, and Washington, D.C., experience as they walk to and from metro stations.

This report highlights extreme heat as a growing public health emergency with significant and often overlooked implications for women’s health.

From the COP 30 Local Leaders Forum - a critical gathering of global mayors focused on climate action- a sweeping new scientific analysis was released of the most dangerous summer weather conditions across 100 major global cities.

The study found that children exposed to higher-than-usual temperatures were less likely to meet developmental milestones for literacy and numeracy, relative to children living in areas with lower temperatures.

In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis.

As the Trump administration is expected to finalize a standard to prevent heat-related injury and illness for workers by early next year, a new study shows that clear, comprehensive rules save lives.

Heatwaves in India are associated with increased home births, with differential susceptibilities across regions and populations, threatening maternal and newborn health.

Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.