Published 2 years ago

Heat Waves: How Record-High Temperatures Can Affect the Human Body

Summary by Ground News

Record-high temperatures have been stifling swaths of North America and Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia, this summer. Britain on Tuesday provisionally recorded its highest-ever temperature of over 40 degrees Celsius (about 104 degrees Fahrenheit). The National Weather Service this week said that more than 100 million people across the U.S. are under heat alerts, with dangerous heat—in some locations up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher—threatening large portions of the South-Central and Northeast U.S.

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BBC News

UK forecast: Cooler temperatures ahead

The BBC's Matt Taylor says fresher weather is on the way, after the UK topped 40C on Tuesday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Toronto Star

How extreme heat affects your body — and what are the warning signs

With the U.K. hit by a record heat wave, we spoke to environmental stress and climate change experts about the physiological impact of high temperatures.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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VOA News

Britain Feels the Heat Amid Record High Temperatures

Britain is under a heat warning – reportedly stretching from London in the south to Leeds and Manchester in the north – as the mercury climbs to record levels amid an intense heat wave plaguing Europe. Some reports say the temperature climbed to 40.2 Celsius (104 F) in Britain on Tuesday, with other media reporting a high of 40.3 C (104.5). The high temperatures break a record of 38.7 C (101.7 F) set in 2019. Due to the heat, fires are blazing i…

2 years ago·United States

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La Repubblica

Previsioni meteo, temperature record fino ad agosto. Bollino rosso in 9 città, domani in 14 e venerdì in 16

L'ondata di caldo eccezionale colpirà il settentrione sin dalle prossime ore, entro il weekend raggiungerà in modo indistinto anche il centro…

2 years ago·Turin, Italy

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Ecns

Paris temperatures break 40°C

Temperatures in Paris, France hit 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.

2 years ago·China

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WHDH

Local hospitals, summer camps feel the heat as high temperatures kick in

People are doing what they can deal with the heat as temperatures rise above the 90s across parts of New England.Emergency rooms in Boston are already reporting an uptick in cases of sunburns and heat exhaustion, with cases of heat stroke possibly around the corner.“It really does sneak up on you,” said Dr. Matthew Mostofi of Tufts Medical Center. “The minute you start to see one or two (cases), it could be, the next day, you could see 10, then …

2 years ago·Boston, United States

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