- Heatwaves - World Health Organization (WHO)
The health impact of a heatwave depends on the intensity and duration of the temperature, the acclimatization and adaptation of the population, and the infrastructure and preparedness Exposure to heat causes severe symptoms, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke – a condition which causes faintness, as well as dry, warm skin, due to the
- Heatwaves: How to stay cool - World Health Organization (WHO)
Do the following to keep cool during a heatwave: Use light and loose-fitting clothing and bed linens In order to avoid heat accumulation, do not use cushions Take cool showers or baths Wet your skin using a damp cloth, a spray bottle, or wet clothing Drink water regularly (1 cup of water per hour and at least 2–3 litres per day)
- Heat waves - World Health Organization (WHO)
Global temperatures and the frequency and intensity of heatwaves will rise in the 21st century as a result of climate change
- Heatwaves and health: guidance on warning-system development
Heatwaves also place an increased strain on infrastructure (power, water and transport) Clothes and food retailing, tourism and ecosystem services can also be affected, such that there may be socioeconomic “winners and losers” from heatwave events In some instances, heatwaves may even trigger social disturbances at a number of levels
- Heat-waves: risks and responses - World Health Organization (WHO)
This report reviews the current knowledge about the effects of heat-waves, including the physiological aspects of heat illness and epidemiological studies on excess mortality, and makes recommendations for preventive action
- Heatwave in Europe: local resilience saves lives – global collaboration . . .
Unprecedented Frightening Apocalyptic These are just some of the adjectives used in news reports as vast swathes of the WHO European Region suffer from ferocious wildfires and record-breaking high temperatures amid an ongoing, protracted heatwave Climate change is not new Its consequences, however, are mounting season after season, year after year, with disastrous outcomes Heat kills
- Heatwaves and Health: Guidance on Warning-System Development
of heatwave early warning systems, alerting decision-makers and the general public to impending dangerous hot weather It is important that public-health measures and advice on how to avoid negative health outcomes associated with hot-weather extremes, are elaborated in advance
- Global call for plans that consider the health impacts of extreme heat
In an effort to better understand evolving governance around heat and health, the Global Heat Health Information Network, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and HIGH Horizons Project, is calling for submissions of Heat Health Action Plans, National Health Adaptation Plans and related governance documents containing heat health components from around the world The collected
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