Health: How extreme heat affects the bodyDeardorff, Julie
ted 探索热浪如何影响身体,我们能在多大程度的极端高温下生存,以及你能做些什么来控制高温。 在世界许多地区,热浪发生的频率更高,强度更大,持续时间更长。到2050年,地球的中纬度地区每年可能会经历90到180天的极端高温,热带地区甚至会持续更长时间。那么,有多热才算太热,人们能做些什么来应对高温呢?Carolyn Beans...
High temperatures can alsonegatively impact the quality and quantity of sleep, which can raise levels of cortisol in the body. Studies have also shown that extreme heat can exacerbate conditions such asdepression, anxietyand suicide ideation. For the latter,a 2023 meta-analys...
Not having Daylight savings can also impact Arizonans’ opportunities for quality shut-eye. “The light and the heat are just not great for sleep. So for sure, in the summer months, we see an increase of folks coming in and reporting problems with insomnia in our clinic,” Dr. Rodriguez ...
Many parts of the U.S. continue to grapple with oppressive heat and humidity. This can prevent the body from cooling down, increasing the risk of heat cramps, exhaustion and heatstroke. Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the extreme heat and high humidity ca...
Extreme heat will continue to impact Canada (and increasingly so as the climate changes). However, the negative impacts on the most vulnerable, including those living with mental illness can, in part, be reduced by taking steps to ensure our cities are benefiting us all. ...
Some might like it hot, but extreme heat can overpower the human body. An expert from the CDC explains how heat kills and why fans are worthless in the face of truly high temperatures
Problems start when our bodies can’t lose heat fast enough (or lose it too fast in the cold, but let’s focus on heat for now). When your core temperature gets too hot, everything from organs to enzymes can shut down. Extreme heat can lead to major kidney and heart problems, ...
The health effects from extreme heat will soon take an even bigger toll on disadvantaged communities, according to a new report.
Arizona now has the nation's only chief heat officer. Dr. Eugene Livar will oversee the rollout of a new extreme heat preparedness plan. "I think what keeps me up is just, 'is there anything else we can do?'" Livar said. "'Is there more that we can do?"' ...