With children back at school after the summer holidays it is that time of year when illnesses and viruses can run riot. The mixing of lots of students together in classrooms provides the ideal place for certain bugs to thrive. In line with this, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning to … Read more
Screenshot: Toyota USA YouTube No matter where you are in the country right now, it’s hot. (Wrong. —Ed.) From New York City to San Diego, it’s like God has set up a massive hair dryer over the continent. If you happen to be in your car though and you want to know just how hot … Read more
(NewsNation) — A heat dome could bringing triple-digit temperatures to regions throughout the United States on the heels of a record-hot May, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The heat wave is quickly emerging from the central Plains, upper Midwest and into the Ohio Valley, according to the NWS. Cities in the Midwest and … Read more
June 2023 did not seem like an exceptional month at the time. It was the warmest June in the instrumental temperature record, but monthly records haven’t exactly been unusual in a period where the top 10 warmest years on record all occurred in the past 15 years. And monthly records have often occurred in years … Read more
Excessive heat results in an estimated 22.85 million occupational injuries, 18,970 deaths and 2.09 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) every year with large numbers of workers in Americas, Africa, the Middle East and India suffering from irreversible kidney failure due to high temperatures, the International Labour Organisation said. Nations need to create climate change-specific occupational … Read more
