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Managing extreme heat: Understanding risks and protective measures

Globally, the environment is changing very rapidly, and one of its effects is the change in atmospheric temperature. In the last few decades, we did not face such hot and humid weather. Nowadays, temperatures surge up to 41–42°C, and due to high

Extreme heat elevating fire risks

Record-setting temperatures are making everything dry and more flammable, and this has been making fire incidents more frequent and lethal, experts said.

Extreme heat wave: 100m Americans asked to stay in

More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors -- if possible -- as high temperatures and humidity settle in over states stretching through parts of the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas.

June 2, 2024
June 2, 2024

Managing extreme heat: Understanding risks and protective measures

Globally, the environment is changing very rapidly, and one of its effects is the change in atmospheric temperature. In the last few decades, we did not face such hot and humid weather. Nowadays, temperatures surge up to 41–42°C, and due to high

April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023

Extreme heat elevating fire risks

Record-setting temperatures are making everything dry and more flammable, and this has been making fire incidents more frequent and lethal, experts said.

June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022

Extreme heat wave: 100m Americans asked to stay in

More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors -- if possible -- as high temperatures and humidity settle in over states stretching through parts of the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas.

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