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What Extreme Heat Does to the Human Body
For the third weekend in a row, large swaths of the United States have wilted under early-season heatwaves that have set high temperature records from California to Texas. Nearly 100 million Americans are facing heat warnings and advisories from the southwest to the Mississippi River, with temperatures spiking well into the triple digits in California, Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. As much of the northern hemisphere heads into what is projected to be a hotter-than-usual summer, more people will be exposed to dangerous levels of high heat and humidity. Heatwaves kill more people annually in the U.S. than hurricanes, lightni...
Source: TIME: Health - June 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Explainer extreme weather healthscienceclimate Londontime overnight Source Type: news