The lessons from 2024 are clear: as temperatures rise, so must our commitment to protecting workers. Organizations must take ...

Harvard’s transition away from hyper-sweltering indoor environments will not only give me one less thing to complain about ...

While storms and floods may get more attention, extreme heat kills more people in the United States during a typical year than any other weather phenomenon. With that in mind, health officials ...

Florida's rising temperatures pose a significant health risk, with heat-related deaths increasing over the past five years.

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson told state lawmakers Tuesday morning that human error was to blame for heat-related ...

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson told state lawmakers Tuesday morning that human error was to blame for heat-related ...

That’s not just an uncomfortable fact – extreme heat can have real health consequences. Heat-related illnesses include heat rash, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. In extreme cases, it can ...

A study assessed the impact of electric fans on the body core temperature and heart rate of 18 participants aged 65-85 years, who were exposed to a simulated extreme indoor environment of 36 degrees ...

Extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at reducing carbon pollution and adapting ...

The effects of extreme heat on the body range from heat exhaustion to heat stroke ... She said that includes getting people to sign up for Alert Boston, the emergency alert service.

heat exhaustion and heatstroke. It kills more people than any other natural hazard, according to the World Health Organization, partly because extreme heat can "exacerbate underlying illnesses ...