Heat makes workers less productive, impacts health
Employees who work in hot conditions are not as productive and can suffer from kidney injury, dehydration and other health problems, according to a new review.
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Covering extreme weather: What to avoid and how to get it right
How to avoid common errors in coverage of extreme weather and tips for how to cover the topic more accurately.
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How heat waves affect older people
To help reporters covering how heat waves affect the elderly, Journalist’s Resource has collected recent research on the subject.
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Heat waves: Increasingly common, ever more deadly
As the planet warms, record-breaking heat waves have become a public health crisis in developing countries like India, where the heat has killed thousands in recent years.
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The impact of future heat waves on mortality in the eastern United States
2014 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the effect of global warming on future heat waves and their subsequent impact on human health.
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Heat waves in the United States: Research on trends, definitions and dangers to the public
2013 review of relevant studies and reports on weather trends and heat waves, examining both technical studies and public health estimates of the impact on mortality rates.
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Rising temperatures, extreme weather and climate change knowledge: Research roundup
Roundup of recent studies on global warming, rising average temperatures, and public and private opinions on climate change.
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Perception of climate change: Examining extreme temperatures
2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the change in probability of extreme weather events such as heat waves.
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Extreme weather, climate and preparedness in the American mind
2012 survey from Yale and George Mason about how Americans perceive increased extreme weather events and about views on the influence of global warming.
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