Heat stress

Combating extreme heat needs action across multiple fronts: governance, health, urban planning and embracing more sustainable lifestyles.

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Existing Heat Action Plans prioritise short-term relief and are insufficiently localised.

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With dangerous heat ramping up this hot season, researchers have found one percent of ‘extra’ deaths in the hottest months are linked to heatwaves.

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Millions face heat stroke risk as Haj coincides with Mecca’s hottest month. Elderly pilgrims and those with chronic illnesses are most vulnerable.

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Securing cities from future heat effects requires a fictional reality which can become a future truth.

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As with any environmental disaster, the impact of heat stress hits the poorer harder than the privileged.

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