Tag: Extreme heat

NEW YORK: UN warns based on a recent UNICEF analysis reveals that one in five children, or 466 million, now live in areas experiencing at least double the number of extremely hot days compared to their grandparents’ generation of extreme heat. This rise in extreme heat is significantly affecting children’s health, well-being, and daily lives. […]

COPENHAGEN: Extreme heat is claiming over 175,000 lives each year in Europe. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted that temperatures in Europe are rising faster than anywhere else in the world. Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, shared some alarming facts. “Europe is warming up quicker than other regions,” he […]