Rising heat

Updated: Tue, 24 Jul 2018

As workers sweat, pressure grows on employers to turn down the heat

As global temperatures rise, workers are increasingly struggling to cope with heat on the job and companies are starting to adapt their practices

analysis As cities bake on a warmer planet, insurers cook up heatwave cover
With extreme heat impacts soaking up a larger share of urban budgets, insurers are seeking ways to reduce financial risks By Laurie Goering | Mon, 5 Oct 2020
Heatwave Harry? As temps soar, naming the threat may save lives
Giving heatwaves names and ratings - much like hurricanes - could help people understand the growing threat, heat experts say By Laurie Goering | Tue, 4 Aug 2020
'Life or death': Baking U.S. cities legislate for air conditioning
Amid rising heat, some local authorities are mandating that rental buildings have air conditioning and are kept cool to a certain level By Carey L. Biron | Thu, 20 Aug 2020
Much of West Africa faces Sahara-level heat within a century
By the end of this century, typical daily temperatures in West Africa set to be even higher than those registered on the hottest days at present, study indicates By Nellie Peyton | Fri, 30 Oct 2020
Hot but want to stop the virus? Japan keeps mask-wearing cool
Soaring summer temperatures can make wearing a coronavirus-blocking mask a challenge - but Japan is innovating to keep wearers cool By Beh Lih Yi | Wed, 26 Aug 2020
Rising heat and snow-bare peaks chill Nepal's mountain economy
Hurting from COVID travel restrictions, tourist towns were relying on local visitors - but lack of snow related to climate change means few have come By Aadesh Subedi | Tue, 9 Feb 2021
Eat or stay cool? Cities test ways to protect poor from heat
More action is needed to reach the poor and vulnerable, say city officials battling potentially deadly heatwaves By Laurie Goering | Thu, 30 Jul 2020
U.S. tree-planting push to curb warming, boost jobs
Cities, corporations pledge to plant, restore 855 million trees this decade By Carey L. Biron | Thu, 27 Aug 2020
Awnings to aircon: Heat threat drives innovation in pandemic year
As cities battle COVID-19, racial inequalities and rising heat risks, they are experimenting with a range of clever solutions By Laurie Goering | Fri, 12 Jun 2020
Efficient cooling seen as key to managing climate change risks
As the world warms, people will need more fridges and air conditioners to stay healthy, but those devices need to be energy efficient, say experts By Thin Lei Win | Fri, 17 Jul 2020
Ice age: Off-grid ways to turn down rising heat for the poor
From solar-powered ice-makers to fridges, entrepreneurs and scientists are coming up with cheap, low-carbon cooling technologies suitable for developing countries By Thin Lei Win | Fri, 22 May 2020
Scarcity of shade hurts Indian street vendors' income, health
As heatwaves become more commonplace, lack of shade in can have devastating effects on those who live and work on city streets By Rina Chandran | Thu, 9 Jul 2020
Cooler, greener: Egyptian architects seek antidotes to rising heat
Hotter temperatures are making life harder in Egypt - but low-energy cooling designs could help By Menna A. Farouk | Wed, 4 Mar 2020
Beat the heat? India struggles to keep cool during lockdown
Lowering risks from blistering summer heat may be difficult this year with most of the country's 1.3 billion people forced to stay indoors By Annie Banerji | Tue, 12 May 2020
Life-threatening extreme heat set to trap millions indoors by 2060
Farming and commerce likely to be disrupted in countries with deadly heat and humidity By Thin Lei Win | Fri, 8 May 2020
It's official: India just experienced its hottest decade on record
The country's heatwave death toll was 350 last year, with many others dying from other extreme weather likely linked to climate change, officials say By Annie Banerji | Tue, 7 Jan 2020
'A sly thief': Rising heat steals jobs and lives in eastern India
Heatwaves - set to worsen as climate change strengthens - are cutting working hours and income, with the poor struggling to stay cool By Manipadma Jena | Mon, 25 Nov 2019
Climate change set to make extreme heat more common - and costly
Dangerous heat and humidity could affect 1.2 billion people by the turn of the century if global warming goes unchecked, scientists say By Laurie Goering | Wed, 25 Mar 2020
Trees alone can't win fight against soaring heat, cities warned
Popular projects to plant more trees in cities may not protect residents from soaring and often deadly heat, say researchers By Zoe Tabary | Wed, 12 Feb 2020
Planners urged to look beyond history to judge climate risks
Predictions based on past weather extremes are dramatically underestimating growing threats of extreme heat and rain linked to warming, researchers find By Megan Rowling | Wed, 18 Mar 2020
Extreme heat hitting rich and poor harder, climate index shows
Heatwaves put Japan and Germany high up the list of countries suffering the worst losses from extreme weather By Megan Rowling | Wed, 4 Dec 2019
Aircon for all? Hotter world faces risk of 'cooling poverty'
As extreme heat grows with climate change, finding cheaper and greener cooling is crucial to protect both people and the climate, experts say By Laurie Goering | Tue, 10 Sep 2019
Baking cities advance 'slowly' in race against rising heat threat
"People should not and do not need to be dying in heatwaves," says co-author of new report on climate change and health By Laurie Goering | Fri, 15 Nov 2019
Europe's July heatwave 'extremely unlikely' without climate change
Global warming is intensifying heatwaves, boosting sizzling temperatures in Europe last month, a study says By Megan Rowling | Fri, 2 Aug 2019

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