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Displaying 15 of about 34 results… and wellbeing via a variety of mechanisms, including heat stress, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, chronic dehydration, an increase in vector-borne …
… putting into action its plans to address increasing heat waves linked to climate change, threatening public … plans largely leave out the danger from extreme heat to people who are pregnant, one of the groups … Human Rights Watch found. In June 2021, the first heat wave of the year temporarily made Germany the hottest region …
… Evidence of heat impacts on unborn babies suggests we need new … The foetuses of women working in the fields in extreme heat can show signs of strain before their mothers are … in The Gambia, is the first to measure the impacts of heat stress on the foetuses of manual workers. Findings …
… By Gulrez Shah Azhar, Aspen Institute When heat waves hit, women - stuck indoors, wearing heavy clothing … Over the past few years, we have seen particularly deadly heat waves - increasingly a problem with climate change - in … days inside, they may drink no water at all. In a heat wave, this significantly increases the risks of dehydration …
… hurting their fragile livelihoods, a survey finds Rising heat and heavier rains across South Asia, as the planet … street-food vendor, has also seen her income shrink as heat and unseasonal rains reduce the length of time she can … have led to a dip in paid work, with increasing cases of heat-stroke and water-borne diseases affecting families. In …
… – droughts and floods are both becoming more common. The heat is overwhelming before the rains come. In April, May and June, extreme heat makes it harder to work, crops wilt and sometimes die, … faraway countries. As climate change, and particularly heat waves, worsen for South Asia’s farmers, women are …
… still floods causing havoc during the monsoon. Feeling the heat The summer months are increasingly hot, said the women … rural villages in Churachandpur have to bear the summer heat without amenities, in Lamka ceiling fans and standing … still floods causing havoc during the monsoon. Feeling the heat The summer months are increasingly hot, said the women …
… Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The effects rising heat has on vulnerable workers in Southeast Asia is the focus … National University of Singapore (NUS), will examine how heat stress impacts outdoor and indoor workers, including … said Jason Lee, the lead researcher. The project, titled Heat-Safe, views heat as a "complex socio-environmental …
… As summer heat becomes unbearable, simple measures can help people cope … tin roof with white reflective paint, to try to reduce the heat. The simple change worked. Through the month of May - … quilts and bedcovers. "We used to really suffer from the heat. We could not sit inside, we could not work, people were …
… four-year project to measure the impact of extreme heat on maternal and child health. Studies on the impact of the climate crisis, rising heat and the impact on pregnant women have been undertaken in … urban areas living in small flats suffer in extreme heat – especially if they are pregnant – as they stand in …
… South Asia has been suffering an unprecedented heat wave, with March 2022 the hottest on record in India. There is growing evidence that rising heat is disproportionately affecting women — one study in …
… new report examines the impact of climate-driven extreme heat on women’s unpaid domestic labor, paid employment, and … investments, policies, and research. Extreme heat exposes stark gender inequalities Extreme heat affects … Climate change will nearly double the number of heat wave days in India, from fifteen under current climate …
… More than 61,000 people died as a result of searing heat across Europe in the summer of 2022, according to a new … the link between temperature and human mortality to assess heat-related deaths across Europe during the summer of 2022. … The deaths were either direct consequences of the heat or caused by complications to underlying health …
… Arsht-Rock announces co-creation of the new Extreme Heat Income Insurance, a climate resilience tool to replace income lost to climate-driven extreme heat for women in the informal sector Together with more than … protection for the underserved, announced the Extreme Heat Income Insurance, a new, parametric insurance to help …
… was characterised by an intense series of record-breaking heat waves, droughts and forest fires. While Eurostat, the … dates, until now the fraction of mortality attributable to heat had not been quantified. This is precisely what has been … analysis, published in Nature Medicine , estimates 61,672 heat-attributable deaths between 30 May and 4 September 2022. …