Heat Action Day: New WHO guidance helps authorities better protect people from the effects of heat
WHO/Europe presented its new Heat–Health Action Plans Guidance in Berlin on the occasion of the nationwide Heat Action Day. Every year around the world, extreme heat leads to a rise…
Hotter than your average spa bath: Extreme warming of Amazon lakes in 2023
An unprecedented heatwave and drought in 2023 turned the Amazon’s lakes into shallow simmering basins, with water temperatures soaring to temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (ºC) in one case and…