What extreme heat can do to our body | In Focus podcast
1 year, 5 months ago

What extreme heat can do to our body | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

India has faced record-breaking temperatures this summer. The punishing heatwave across large parts of our country has killed dozens of people already, and while exact numbers remain controversial, the fact remains that heatwaves are becoming far more frequent, lasting for longer, and, as a consequence affecting more people. A large section of our population works out of doors for most of the year, and is exposed to high temperatures; this is combined with the fact that many people in our country cannot afford cooling mechanisms such as fans and air-conditioners, leaving them vulnerable to the searing heat. While we know that climate change is responsible for the increasing number of heatwaves, and the increased number of hot days per year what exactly does extreme heat do to our body? Guest: Dr Karthik Gunasekaran: associate professor, department of general medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore Host: Zubeda Hamid Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian.

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Tamil Nadu Brace for Extreme Heat as State Warns of Heatwave
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Brace for Extreme Heat as State Warns of Heatwave

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu is bracing for heatwaves, with temperatures exceeding 40°C in several parts of the state. The government has declared a State-specific disaster, providing relief to people affected by heatwaves, including providing medical assistance and financial aid to those who have lost loved ones to heat-related causes. Tamil Nadu is one of the regions in India that is particularly vulnerable …

India reported 40,000 suspected heat stroke cases this summer
4 months, 4 weeks ago

India reported 40,000 suspected heat stroke cases this summer

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India has reported over 100 deaths and 40,000 cases of suspected heat stroke since the onset of summer in 2024, as of mid-June, according to the United Nations Call to Action on Extreme Heat released on Thursday. Heat exposure resulted in potential income losses equivalent to $863 billion in 2022. International Labour Organization data warns that over 70% …

India reported 40,000 suspected heat stroke cases this summer: UN report
4 months, 4 weeks ago

India reported 40,000 suspected heat stroke cases this summer: UN report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India reported 40,000 cases of suspected heat stroke and over 100 deaths since the onset of summer in 2024, as of mid-June 30, according to a report from the United Nations Call to Action on Extreme Heat. The UN has recommended that countries adopt evidence-based policies, regulations multi-dimensional risk assessments and community-driven actions to protect the most vulnerable; …

Lack of heat-related death numbers shows that India is unprepared for the next crisis
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Lack of heat-related death numbers shows that India is unprepared for the next crisis

Hindustan Times  

Though India experienced one of its worst summers with record heatwave days and prolonged warm night periods since April across the country, a reliable estimate of how many lives were lost is not available. Climate change has impacted temperature-related neonatal deaths in all countries surveyed, with most pronounced climate-induced losses from increased heat and gains from decreased cold observed in …

How to cope with extreme heat
5 months, 4 weeks ago

How to cope with extreme heat

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Beyond staying in the shade, here’s my personal experiences on how to survive – and actually enjoy – life in …

North India heat wave claims 143 lives between March and June; nearly 42,000 heat stroke cases
6 months ago

North India heat wave claims 143 lives between March and June; nearly 42,000 heat stroke cases

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The unrelenting heat wave sweeping large parts of the country has claimed more lives, with 143 recorded deaths and 41,789 people suffering from suspected cases of heat stroke between March 1 and June 20 this year, Health Ministry sources said on Friday. According to official data, on June 20 alone, there were 14 confirmed deaths from heat stroke …

Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months
6 months ago

Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A monthslong heat wave across swathes of India has killed more than 100 people and led to over 40,000 suspected cases of heat stroke in the past three and a half months, according to data from India’s Health Ministry. People rest under a stationary train coach on a hot summer day in Mumbai, India Climate experts also …

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s deadly heat kills over 200 people, including dozens of poll workers as elections wrap up

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Over 200 people, including dozens of workers on election duty, have died in the last …

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday

Associated Press  

PATNA, India — A blistering heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, in eastern India with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius in parts of the country this week, officials said Friday. The heat wave came as hundreds of millions of Indians have been voting in a 6-week long general election, increasing health risks …

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India may have recorded its hottest temperatures ever as Delhi faces extreme heatwave

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Heatwaves are clearly the single largest threat to India’s well being today.” Aarti Khosla, director of Climate Trends These …

Studies link stroke with extreme temperatures, night-time heat
7 months ago

Studies link stroke with extreme temperatures, night-time heat

India TV News  

New research led by Harvard University reveals that both hot and cold extreme temperatures elevate the risk of stroke-related deaths. Approximately 3.4 million deaths from ischemic stroke and 2.4 million deaths from hemorrhagic stroke were analysed using data from the Multi-Country Multi-City Network, a global environmental health alliance. In another study, published in the European Heart Journal, researchers found that …

Severe heatwave grips Delhi: 5 things that can happen to the body when temperature soars above 45 degrees
7 months ago

Severe heatwave grips Delhi: 5 things that can happen to the body when temperature soars above 45 degrees

Hindustan Times  

As intense heatwave gripped Delhi and other parts of North India with temperatures touching 45-47 degrees in some places, it's important to take steps to prevent heat exposure and avoid heatstroke, dehydration and other heat-based illnesses. At 45 degrees and more, body's natural ability to regulate temperature may go for a toss and this may lead to conditions like heat …

Heatwave in India: How much heat can our body withstand? Know details
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Heatwave in India: How much heat can our body withstand? Know details

India TV News  

It is not easy to bear the heat of May and June. According to doctors, the human body can withstand temperatures up to 37.5 degrees Celsius. Be it summer or winter, the body's internal system works to maintain the temperature at 37.5 degrees Celsius. When body temperature increases, blood vessels start widening and blood starts reaching all parts of the …

Brain stroke cases increasing amid heatwave, know reasons and tips for precautions
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Brain stroke cases increasing amid heatwave, know reasons and tips for precautions

India TV News  

The hot, scorching summer season has arrived. In the summer season, not only heat stroke but also brain stroke cases are increasing rapidly. According to doctors, most cases of brain stroke occur in patients with high blood pressure and diabetes. That is, if you go directly from AC to bright sunlight or from bright sunlight to AC, then the risk …

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast
7 months, 3 weeks ago

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

This March was the hottest on record globally, the 10th month in a row to hit this peak. This doesn’t feel surprising – most parts of India have been sweltering since last month, the India Meteorological Department or IMD hadd forecast heatwave conditions in parts of at least 10 States last week and it‘s only going to get worse in …

Heatwave Alert: Mumbai Prepares For Searing Summer With Cold Room Setups, Stroke Meds & More
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Heatwave Alert: Mumbai Prepares For Searing Summer With Cold Room Setups, Stroke Meds & More

News 18  

As India braces for intense heat waves this summer, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is fully prepared to tackle the anticipated extreme summer by strategically establishing cold rooms throughout the city and ensuring the availability of heat-stroke medicines at their health facilities. Heat Wave: How Are Mumbai Hospitals Being Prepared “Fourteen major hospitals, general hospitals and medical colleges will have two …

Heat waves will intensify, milder ones are also deadly, scientist makes pitch to NDMA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat waves will intensify, milder ones are also deadly, scientist makes pitch to NDMA

Hindustan Times  

As India gears up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the focus isn't just on electing chosen leaders but also on navigating the severe challenges posed by unprecedented heat and climate anomalies. Cities turn into urban heat islands when buildings, roads, and other infrastructure absorb and re-emit heat, causing cities to be several degrees hotter than surrounding rural areas,” said …

Extreme Heat and Your Body: What Happens When It Gets Too Hot?
1 year, 4 months ago

Extreme Heat and Your Body: What Happens When It Gets Too Hot?

New York Times  

What Extreme Heat Does to Your Body Heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States. How the body handles heat When you start to heat up from exertion or the temperature outside, your body works to cool itself by moving warmer blood away from your internal organs and cooler blood toward them. What happens when it’s …

How Extreme Heat Can Affect Your Health
1 year, 5 months ago

How Extreme Heat Can Affect Your Health

Live Mint  

Punishingly high temperatures have been stifling much of the Northern Hemisphere this summer, with record heat reported in swaths of North America and Europe, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. Extreme heat is “what feels unusually hot to you, based on where you live,” said Gregory Wellenius, professor of environmental health at Boston University. Some places are more …

How to stay cool and safe during this summer heatwave
1 year, 5 months ago

How to stay cool and safe during this summer heatwave

Al Jazeera  

Heat stroke is a severe medical condition that occurs when a human body’s internal temperature exceeds 40C. Heat stroke, also known as sunstroke, is a severe medical condition that occurs when the human body’s internal temperature exceeds 40 degrees Celsius. Non-exertional heat stroke : Also known as classic or environmental heat stroke, NEHS is not directly related to physical activity …

How extreme heat takes a toll on the mind and body, according to experts
1 year, 5 months ago

How extreme heat takes a toll on the mind and body, according to experts

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures, with forecasters on Monday extending an excessive heat warning through the weekend for Arizona’s most populated area, and alerting residents in parts of Nevada and New Mexico to stay indoors. If things get really bad, then you start to not be perfusing your brain the same …

‘In a hot oven’: India heatwaves take a toll on most vulnerable
1 year, 6 months ago

‘In a hot oven’: India heatwaves take a toll on most vulnerable

Al Jazeera  

Impoverished labourers say despite record-breaking temperatures they have little choice but to work outdoors. “But the number of extremely hot days and heatwaves, which are consecutive hot days, have been increasing across the country,” he said, citing climate change and rising temperatures as “big drivers” behind the increase. “I cannot skip work … Working in the heat is like torture …

DC Edit | Summer may see extreme heat
1 year, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Summer may see extreme heat

Deccan Chronicle  

It’s summer and along with the season heatwaves are inevitable, particularly in El Nino years. It is also a freakish timing of the poll cycles that sees most general elections being held in the peak of summer, as they would probably be in 2024 as well, thus increasing the risk of exposure of people to the hazards of increasing wet …

Heat-linked deaths increased by 68% in populations above 65 years: Lancet report
2 years, 1 month ago

Heat-linked deaths increased by 68% in populations above 65 years: Lancet report

The Hindu  

Days of extreme heat are increasing in intensity and frequency due to the effects of climate change, an analysis of data from 103 countries showed in a recent Lancet report. The recently published report called Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels has stated that due to rapidly increasing temperatures, vulnerable populations such …

New Study Warns of Dangerously High Heat Levels in India as Global Emissions Rise in Coming Decades
2 years, 3 months ago

New Study Warns of Dangerously High Heat Levels in India as Global Emissions Rise in Coming Decades

News 18  

Many people living in tropical regions like India are likely to be exposed to “dangerously high” heat levels during most days of each typical year in the coming decades, warn scientists in their latest study on impact of climate change. “In the tropics and subtropics, where the dangerous Heat Index threshold was typically exceeded on less than 15% of the …

How the body responds to extreme temperatures, and what we can do to beat the potentially lethal impact
2 years, 5 months ago

How the body responds to extreme temperatures, and what we can do to beat the potentially lethal impact

ABC  

As Europe's record-breaking hot weather eases, the extent of its deadly toll is starting to surface. "So, if you've got an underlying infirmity of the heart muscles because you've got cardiovascular disease, for example, then you're more likely to have a catastrophic cardiovascular event when you're exposed to the heat," Dr Jay says. Dr Jay warns "if you have an …

Heatwave: Causes, symptoms, prevention tips, how it can lead to stroke
2 years, 7 months ago

Heatwave: Causes, symptoms, prevention tips, how it can lead to stroke

Hindustan Times  

Come summers and the blazing sun has the potential to drain our energy, make us dehydrated or fall sick with heatstroke courtesy the blazing heatwaves that make us seek an instant fix to cool off during these swampy days of summer and revive and rejuvenate our spirits. With the harsh heat enormously increasing day by day and the weather warning …

How extreme heat can lead to heart attack; prevention tips
2 years, 8 months ago

How extreme heat can lead to heart attack; prevention tips

Hindustan Times  

Not just harsh winters, hot summer days too can increase your chances of heart attack. Anyone can suffer heat stroke, but people with heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases are at greater risk. If your body can’t cool itself enough, strain is put on the heart, and organs can begin to suffer damage - a potentially fatal condition known as …

Fatalities due to extreme heat on the rise: Studies
3 years, 4 months ago

Fatalities due to extreme heat on the rise: Studies

Hindustan Times  

More than 356,000 people died in 2019 as a result of extreme heat and that number is likely to grow, according to a study published in The Lancet this week. The findings echo another report, a two-part series called “Heat and Health” that was also published in The Lancet this week. Otherwise, deaths will increase further and extreme heat will …

This Is How You Die In Extreme Heat
3 years, 5 months ago

This Is How You Die In Extreme Heat

Huff Post  

A Maryland woman wipes sweat off her face during a heat wave in Washington, D.C. Larry Downing via Reuters The heat dome roasting millions of people across the Pacific Northwest and swaths of Canada, sending temperatures in usually temperate places into record-breaking triple digits, has already claimed hundreds of lives. The following is what happens if you’re one of the …

Is extreme heat making India unlivable?
4 years, 2 months ago

Is extreme heat making India unlivable?

Live Mint  

In the summer of 2015, an intense series of heatwaves swept across much of India. In a business-as-usual world of current GHG emissions, the assessment says, India’s average temperature will rise by almost 4.4 degrees Celsius by 2100, compared to the recent past. He says that one of the reasons India is very susceptible to climate change impacts when it …

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