The world experienced an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said on Tuesday. Heat is the leading cause of climate-related death and the report further points to the role of global warming in increasing the frequency and […]
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Punishing hot weather affects not only a person’s health or work productivity but also affects couples’ fertility and birth outcomes, a project by the National University of Singapore (NUS) found. Rising temperatures could further reduce Singapore’s resident total fertility rate, which dipped below 1 – a record low – in 2023. The rate refers to the average […]
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Extreme heat, or temperatures higher than 90 degrees Fahrenheit or 32 degrees Celsius for at least two days, accounts for the highest number of weather-related deaths annually in the U.S. Climate change is causing these heat events to be more frequent, longer lasting, and severe. In 2021, people experienced 3.7 billion more heatwave days globally than the annual average from […]
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