What extreme heat does to the human body - and mental health | DW News

The US National Weather Service says nearly one half of the population of the United States is under an active heat warning. The west of the country is experiencing record temperatures - with Las Vegas at almost 49 degrees Celsius this week.
And it's been a similar story elsewhere in the world, where experts say climate change is causing heat waves to grow more frequent on practically every continent. The World Health Organization has found that extreme temperatures cause more deaths worldwide than any other weather-related factor.
So with more and more people all over the globe being exposed to sustained heat - we take a closer look at the risks.
For more on this, we talk to our science correspondent Derrick Williams.
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[@Glenn-in-the-Philippines]

Concrete and asphalt make it hotter. I found myself looking for grass, no joke.

[@NONAME-kw3pu]

i cool off the concrete and the house at night with water from the hose... in the desert after 105* days.

[@KtotheG]

@@NONAME-kw3pu Do you see steam coming off of it afterwards?

[@K.C-2049]

man when I lived in Vancouver I would often visit Seattle in the summer, I always found Seattle to be infinitely hotter and more uncomfy due to the lack of green space in comparison to Van, even though both were of a similar climate.

[@theforestisdark9676]

I agree 100% in CA they are trying to ban gas saying "it's non functional turf" and uses too much water.

[@MT-ys6ju]

We need to normalise the use of handheld umbrellas in the sun.. I have started to use one and it really helps

[@marky4x429]

Amazing

[@brazendesigns]

It’s not going to help if you’ve exceeded the wet bulb temperature your body can handle.

[@silverhooligan1256]

I’ve been using sun umbrella since I saw them in India and Nepal. Ones with a reflective silver liner work well, makes a huge difference!

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Haha… Its called a parasol. People in Japan and Korea use them daily in the sun

[@caspar9794]

Or a headheld umbrella, its' called a hat, people used to wear them all the time.

[@snowghost653]

Save soil, let the land be under greenery. Don’t cut down anymore trees and everyone start growing trees like your life depends on it.

[@Trotskers]

Big energy companies laughing at your naive comment

[@ttlde4594]

Damn, do you go hugging and making out with trees as well? 😂😂😂

[@Jasmine215100]

I have taken out several trees in my back yard, as they make a LOT OF work in the fall, with raking leaves and they host a whole ecosystem of plants around the bottom of the tree and their roots!

[@JJones-cl4dm]

That would be too logical and smart. Don't you know they call us the human race because we are racing to destroy our only planet

[@ttlde4594]

@@JJones-cl4dm whaaaaaaatttt? No freaking way..... 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@robaire.b]

We must also consider the consequences of extreme temperatures on other species. We are currently in a biodiversity crisis also with many ecosystems beginning to collapse

[@lessparks8553]

That is the major concern We are Nothing without them

[@Joe-ft4qm]

We must seriously consider species like fungi. At the moment, fungi cannot survive if the host's temperature is over 94 degrees. And for a long time, there have been no reasons for fungi to evolve to be able to withstand higher temperatures. Well, now there is reason to evolve. If they evolve to withstand higher temperatures, any one of them could be capable of burrowing in our brains and taking control, not of millions of us but billions of us; puppets with poisoned minds, permanently fixed on one unifying goal, to spread the infection to every last human alive by any means necessary. And there are no treatments for this, no preventatives, no cures, they don’t exist and it’s not even possible to make them. And if that happens, we lose

[@michaell3105]

its over imo

[@kebabfoto]

We're starting to suffer now from our over consumption and the belief that the market will solve everything. We need to do something and the working class can't be the only ones who bear this responsibility, the middle class and rich people gotta step up

[@maboodhusain__]

You are absolutely right 👍🏻

[@Sondergarden]

health is more important than shareholders

[@thatfatman6978]

Ummm, not according to the supreme court! Corporations have a legal obligation to maximize profits for shareholders. Many people known as politicians are paid everyday to make and update laws but they can't seem to fix it. Oh well.

[@pawel7196]

​@@thatfatman6978 my thoughts exactly - what's important depends on who you ask, what a b s

[@wmpx34]

Capitalism disagrees

[@SkepticalMantisCHANNEL10]

CRAPITALISM

[@TheChicagoJunkie]

We don't get to make those choices for ourselves anymore...

[@mysticstarlux]

Don't forget the animals in the heat..keep them cool and in shade.

[@brainstem2023]

You must factor in humidity. Wet bulb temperature changes things radically, especially at higher temperatures.

[@unicorn-glasses]

Exactly, this is something that has to be considered. Here in the southeast US, where I live we've reached 99°F so far in regular temperature, but that's like 113 (that's not exact, just a rough estimate) in wet bulb temperature. When I went to visit a western state a few years ago it was somewhere around 95-99 the whole time but to me it felt like it was in the 80s because the humidity was so much lower. It's like a rainforest here and that makes a huge difference. If you can't sweat and have it evaporate, you're in trouble.

[@camdudzinski5206]

You mean Florida… Humidity is a fact of life.

[@Sorinoir]

41 C° outside, without air conditioning in a small apartment. I'm literally suffocating and burning alive.

[@lessparks8553]

From Australia I hear you

[@alekdemj]

Take money wherever and install air conditioning mate.

[@Sorinoir]

@@alekdemj can't, landlord doesn't allow us.

[@eliyahufogel]

Do you live in the UK?

[@nvmtt1403]

@@Sorinoir how exactly can a landlord ban ac?

[@TheDoomWizard]

Yeah we're toast.

[@ChristineFisher123]

Still have to try though...I know this is looking bad..🫣

[@kryptoniteKJ]

@@ChristineFisher123acknowledging we're toast doesn't mean they're not trying, it's just a realistic observation when corporations also have to change their ways to save the planet

[@Jliske2]

toasting*

[@TinyRoseTamer]

With butter, honey, or an egg?

[@digitalhermit8928]

We are not dead yet though. That means that the human story, and your story is not done yet. Change might be hard, but you always have choices

[@Traceva]

I have had to reduce my Prozac as a consequence of Heat, particularly Humidity, as I was struggling to sweat ie to regulate my core temperature Which is a consequence of taking Prozac I am at high risk for Heat Stroke because of my meds The alarming thing is not many people realise that their Meds might make them more at risk

[@jmi5969]

Depends on the doctors; in my case (blood cancer) the oncologist and the cardiologist check the weekly tests, adjust dosage and advise on what to do and what not at the peak of the summer. We did quite a few changes when the temperature warmed up in late June - cutting down the least essential meds and minimizing blood pressure intervention.

[@unicorn-glasses]

Exactly, a lot of people don't realize this. It's generally not listed as a side effect. The most important medication I take is an anti-epileptic/mood stabilizer and I literally cannot decrease my dose or I risk becoming manic/psychotic. I can reduce the other 3, but this one absolutely must remain at this dose and it makes me extremely sensitive to heat. I'd rather get heat exhaustion than have a manic episode so I just deal with it the best I can, but not everyone has that luxury. Like people in jails and prisons. That's a huge issue there (at least in the US). I hope you make it through this summer with the least amount of suffering possible.

[@filippo8189]

Yes, psych meds are no joke when it comes to thermoregulation. I had heat stroke when I was 25 during a heatwave because I had gastroenteritis and couldn’t keep fluids down. That combined with extreme heat and my meds forced me to go to the ER.

[@ameliaantique5345]

Ever since I was a teenager I didn’t understand why I got so depressed and angry during the summer, I didn’t know heat could actually affect your mental health like that. I thought it was just my personal issue.

[@KtotheG]

No, crime actually increases during the summer months in the USA. I try to stay inside during the summer months. I only like coming out in the spring and fall.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

I'm irritable when it's hot outside, I can't concentrate, have no appetite, just drink water and go to the bathroom. Last week here in California, it started to reach 78/79F, I can't focus, I felt nausea, had headache when I was between the heat outside and enter cold indoors, especially in the freezing supermarket.

[@PrincessSlaya758]

I have told people for decades that I can't stand the heat. Even 75° Fahrenheit makes me sick. I get dizzy, nauseous, my body feels heavy, I get very angry, and I can't concentrate. I am a 34 year old female, about average weight, and my husband even mentions quite a bit that my body can be like a furnace at night. I think my body just tends to run hot. I don't know if it's genetics or not but I have fantasized about moving to Norway or even Alaska. Montana is too hot in the summer.

[@KtotheG]

@@PrincessSlaya758 Try living in the Carolinas... we would take a 75 degree any day during the summer. That's our spring and fall temperature. I remember in 2020 during the pandemic, in the month of May, there were highs in the 60s and 70s all month. It was so weird, because those are unusual temperatures for us during that month. I loved it. I would love to move further up north, but not too far, because I don't like long, brutal winters, either. I prefer to have 4 distinct seasons.

[@PrincessSlaya758]

@@KtotheG yeah it's 94° today and the smoke is thick from all the wildfires surrounding us. And our spring was long and it was cold and rainy for longer than usual but I LOVED it!!!!! I have lived here most of my life and so the long snowy winter is something I'm use to but it can get very frustrating having to deal with 3+ feet of snow and -20° temps. But some months the winter isn't horrible. If I had the ability to control the seasons I would make it spring and fall all year round. Screw summer and screw winter.

[@Joseph_717]

Every year we are facing more extreme weather conditions 😢😢

[@kippgoeden]

Almost like those darn “tree huggers” were on to something all those years ago 😔

[@ttlde4594]

Whaaaaaaatttt... You don't say?

[@Fabian-hg1mw]

nice try😂

[@wstavis3135]

No, we are not. You are 180° out of phase with reality.

[@_katydidit]

Not having a vehicle and using public transportation for all my needs during 80°+ humidity temps is awful.

[@KtotheG]

I was there before. I had to take at least 2 showers a day during those days. You're literally dripping in sweat after only 5-10 minutes of walking. The good thing about it is the detox.

[@andrewgomez235]

I hate hot weather so much. One day I WILL move to Iceland.

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Have you ever been to Iceland? The weather is brutal and miserable

[@krisstopher8259]

@@robertjamesonmusic a summerhouse on iceland maybe?

[@andrewgomez235]

@@robertjamesonmusic never been. But my hatred of the heat is unmatched. The country looks like paradise to me.

[@universeslap]

​@@robertjamesonmusicI have. Only in summer though, but the weather there was perfect for me, compared to central european summer. You should try to go to the eastern part of the Ìsland. Around Egilsstaðir the weather is more stable. For me, it is paradise.

[@nogyo]

I really don't wanna leave my country despite the economic and political hardships that we occured. However I am really worried about our weather lately it hasn't been so hot in that many years! Greece's average July weather is 35-36 and we have 38-39 and last year even 44 for one day. I hate hot weather so so much. And to make things worse, there are people with dumb audacity saying that "climate change is not real". Oh well, I guess I am just hallucinating. 🤡

[@KittySnicker]

High of 96 today in Kentucky. Heat makes me very irritable.

[@westcoastbred7745]

Haha you wouldn't survive 1 day in a Phoenix summer

[@ronniew3229]

I live in northern Thailand, it hit 45C last month together with the worst air quality in the world and it has barely dropped below 25C at night. I will not be here next year as the Thai, Lao, Cambodia and Vietnam cant get the farmers to stop burning chaff. Better not talk about plastic waste here either...😮

[@bck481]

Freezing here in Scotland, haven't seen the sun for ah thousand years 😅

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Want to exchange houses for the summer? From the San Francisco Bay area, where it’s hot!🙂

[@bck481]

@@kimberlyperrotis8962 I wouldn't mind actually, But you better pack your wollie clothes,

[@suziepatz7385]

yep I have my slippers and fluffy dressing gown on in our Scottish summer 😮

[@NONAME-kw3pu]

desert wasteland here US... sun shines at night.... 340 days of SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN... if it does rain... it rains at night and the next day SUN SUN SUN so it is 105*F and 78% humidity instead of just 10% humidity... just right... NOT!!!! i have had enough sun to last me 1000 years.

[@Fguramafia]

WAW you dont know how much youre blessed. Unfortunately I am from Malta.

[@PanosArtOrigami]

30 C° every NIGHT in Athens without aircon.

[@nwmacguy]

Look at a Midea U-shaped ac unit for windows. Window can be fully closed using it.

[@alexoft9232]

14 C and slightly rainy, peak summer conditions in Ireland

[@krisstopher8259]

20-25 in july in stockholm, i think we went down to 15 even

[@universeslap]

You lucky people🥺

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

Be grateful for it

[@krisstopher8259]

@@imtheeastgermanguy5431 yes very much. i can't even stand 30

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

@@krisstopher8259 I can't it either. I have a roof room and almost the whole time from sunrise until afternoon the sun on the roof. It's unbearable and open the windows doesn't help it's makes it worse

[@GeinsArtAndCraftSupplies]

I knew it. My depression always gets worse in the summer 😣

[@westcoastbred7745]

Yes because you can't go no where

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

I'm irritable during summer, no appetite

[@gracelloyd3758]

This explains Florida

[@MiSt3300]

Here in Poland it's 35 degrees and I can't bear it. I can't imagine living in 50 degrees

[@The_Engineerr]

People feel it differently in other parts of the world. But yea, I'm sure that nobody would like 50 degrees.

[@BilalAhmed-fi3nj]

I live in Pakistan and living here is unbearable

[@yarpen26]

People living on the coastline with much wind don't get to appreciate just how much relief it provides during those damn heatwaves. I was raised up North, currently living down South and I no longer bother opening the opening windows to allow the wind current to pass through the apartment. Because there is no wind current. The air is absolutely still around here 90% of the time. I leave the office at 5 pm, it's like I'm entering a freaking sauna.

[@MiSt3300]

@@BilalAhmed-fi3nj how large is the temperature?

[@BilalAhmed-fi3nj]

@@MiSt3300 its like 40-50C over here

[@peterp4037]

We need an ice age.

[@juditmogyorosi2438]

... or switch the HAARP antenna system off (a weather weapon in bad hands)

[@Jc-ms5vv]

@@juditmogyorosi2438😂😂😂

[@analienfromouterspace]

This is how you get ice age, eventually greenhouse gases will prevent the planet from heating up accordingly then starts to cool down from inside out which slows down currents across the globe, then you will have it, ice age.

[@JailEnforcement]

@@Jc-ms5vvdon’t laugh. It’s a real thing.

[@JailEnforcement]

@@juditmogyorosi2438it sucks how many ppl don’t have the common sense to know what HAARP is now.

[@a.m.santaella5615]

Urban planners and governmental agencies need to give serious thought to creating accessible networks of community cooling centers in metropolitan areas and engaging the most vulnerable to the negative impacts of extreme high temperatures. The death rates will certainly increase year over year without adequate interventions. We have the capacity to create innovative solutions to the problems we are facing. We simply need the will and the investment of resources to meet the challenge.

[@AdisakrebornPomngam]

Try to cool the aorta with ice. You will quickly feel cold, especially the veins in your neck.

[@bigcrazewolf]

While very little is changing in regards to fossil fuel extraction and usage.

[@eloquentia7207]

Here in Montréal this summer is hard. I can't imagine living more to the South.

[@SonnyDarvishzadeh]

Last year in Freiburg (Germany), I had multiple weeks of no sleep nights due to heatwaves. My 20 sqm apartment heat up quickly and the minimum temperature did not go below 27 degrees for 10 days in one case, keeping me awake until 5-6 AM, being force to use up 2 weeks of my vacations because I couldn't go to work. I suffered anxiety attacks and was at the brink of hospitalization. That's a torture method in poor countries.

[@jmi5969]

27C... fine for me if the humidity isn't high. It's well above +30C in the shade outdoors in my city, at last, but inside temp wouldn't rise above 25C (unless I shut down all forced ventilation which would indeed make it unbearable). Can't wait to catch the last bits of precious heat... this summer will be over in a few weeks.

[@marky4x429]

Thats a typical German problem because of regulations demanding high isolation standards on buildings. Fine and energy saving in winter, but in summer the building will not lose the heat it collects during the day. My bedroom has two outside walls eastbound and southbound, so sun is on for most of the day. I need huge ceiling fan to make that bearable. So, as we are trying to save the planet in winter, we are suffering from this useless attempt in summer.

[@johanness.9925]

Call in sick mate, if I have not slept because of heat I am in no condition to go to work. You need rest to function.

[@SonnyDarvishzadeh]

@@jmi5969 I was drenched in sweat, but apparently the definition of heatwave also includes high pressure over the city.

[@SonnyDarvishzadeh]

@@johanness.9925 not every foreigner knows every rule. apparently, my employer understood my situation, yet didn't even suggest that I should call in sick, instead of using my vacations.

[@Dragon_BeBop]

38°C for a week now in VT, USA. I can barely function. 😩 🥵🤢

[@NONAME-kw3pu]

at least SUMMMMMER isnt 5 months there, like it is in the gd desert wasteland of the SW of the US of mesico.

[@Howtofewithlove]

Cool 73 degrees (20-25 C) in my country this summer and im thankful everyday

[@krisstopher8259]

the same here

[@K.C-2049]

we had this up until the last week where I live in Canada and it's unbearable: fires everywhere, homes with no AC, workplaces with no AC... it's inhuman. meanwhile across the country in Toronto they're under a foot of water due to rain.

[@lessparks8553]

So i kind of guess there is not actually a plan to do anything about it again I mean i remember various statements, pledges and promises over a decade ago

[@analienfromouterspace]

We really can't do anything, the damage has been done to the environments due to deforestation, greenhouse emissions, lack of natural coolers due to pollutions, and not to mention our planet is in constant change! Your best to keep yourself as cool as possible is to reduce your carbon footprint.

[@Trimondius]

@@analienfromouterspace Tell those fancy elites and millionaires/billionaires/celebs who eliberate tons of greenhouse gasses with their private giant yachs,private planes,companies that pollute the environment and THEN tell the little guy who uses the bus to go to work and goes home to open a tv or a pc.

[@WaveOfDestiny]

​@@analienfromouterspace We can still prevent it from being worse. Don't stop trying

[@atulgokuyamaha7]

Have to skip my exam because of the heat exam center has no AC and temp was 44c WTF afternoon exam test..I did the Right thing I will retry my Exam in December.

[@JJ-k-c2t]

A lot of balls dropping this year

[@volkerengels5298]

When monkey fall from trees like apples....2024 "This is the fastest climate change in earth history" IPCC 2019 May be we still can complain in.... 2030?

[@MuchaPeach]

Wow! Did not expect to see my home town in the news, but yes we've had been living with the heat for many years, we knew it was gonna get worse. It 100% impacts mental health, it's an interesting place to live in.

[@markkoh9931]

Here in Saudi its almost 50 deg. I have extreme headache if i go outside.

[@yarpen26]

Corpses do not get headaches and I absolutely refuse to believe a human being can spend any period of time in 50° and live to talk about it.

[@krisstopher8259]

@@yarpen26 almost a sauna

[@elizavetapeganova9541]

😮😢

[@Martin_Z555]

at 2:50 you say that the world health organization says that "extreme temperatures causes more deaths than any other related factor". what an absurd thing to say. what are these related factors? factors related to what? this is just vague and confusing.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Wearing linen helps, even cotton is too hot at 40C. We’re well into the second week of a major heat wave where I live. I have to spend all my time in my room with a window AC unit, it’s over 35C in the rest of my house. I haven’t left the house since the heat wave began, I just can’t face getting into my 65C car. It takes at least an hour of driving with the AC on high, and the seat cooler on, to make it comfortable, but my errands are only ten minutes away. So, the car will never cool down to 40C, it’s miserable. I’m thinking of renting a place in a northern, cooler climate for the summers, perhaps Scotland.

[@volkerengels5298]

You're not the only thinker.... Hurry. You know, prices may go up.

[@7hilladelphia]

Maybe fashion a reflective cover for your car- get disused styrofoam & fix it onto a reflective tarpauline and throw it over car roof & windshield - far out, will have to try this on my car, summertime in Australia not here yet but will likely be a scorcher.

[@elizavetapeganova9541]

😢😮🙏I really understand you.

[@NoOne-st7rb]

Thank you so much for speaking out about the many effects this type of heat can begin to have on a persons brain!! Even completely healthy, active, hydrated adults who are careful don't seem to realize the potential damage they are doing to themselves; just because you avoided heatstroke or a hospital visit doesn't mean you're completely dodging damage. I grew up in Texas and had to leave because of the heat (2023 was my hard limit on 100F+ temps), the level of apathy and business as usual as it just keeps getting worse amazes me. People traveling to Death Valley, CA to smile and take a pic next to a temp reading of 130F or higher while their own brains are cooking in their skulls. 🤯

[@Howtofewithlove]

Yes! Even people with high anxiety feels it getting worse from the heat

[@rchas1023]

As they say, "Keep a cool head."

[@thea1rachiel]

Ive lived in portland oregon all my life. I can vouch that the temperatures are DRAMATICALLY hotter here than when i was a child. Its very obvious how the weather patterns have changed here, especially in Spring, Summer, and Fall.

[@loanhua8598]

Grow more trees

[@randstahl4869]

Important factual information! Much gratitude for DW reporting on this topic and on others as well.

[@erykahhoney588]

Happy to see this. I’ve recently told several people I actually feel traumatized by this amount of heat, humidity, and extra strong sun rays.

[@fecorekasi]

37 Celsius in Hungary today

[@krisstopher8259]

way too much!

[@jkell018]

Go to Kuwait, get some proportions

[@sciencestuff699]

It was 41 °C in the peak hours in Budatétény and the air still not moving the slightest where I live.

[@krisstopher8259]

@@sciencestuff699 the night temp right now here in stockholm is like 10 degrees maybe 12

[@shannonsollman3509]

I'm fine with mother nature having her roar! We deserve it!

[@E.Wolf1850]

Thank you for the scientific look at psychological effects from the biological changes during high temperatures! That information was very interesting and useful.

[@Hongaars1969]

So nice to see Derek Williams on here. Hearing your soothing voice providing scientific evidence in such an easily accessible manner is so helpful. Whereas I have a medical and psychiatric professional background, the way you discuss information about vital issues helps makes sense for everyone listening to this. You were a voice of reason during the covid period. Thank you for what you do. Cheers Zoltán

[@Mofoleo]

I've suffered depression and suicidal tendencies... I live in Miami. It's not a joke when I say, if I ever do it, on the note will definitely be "P.S. I'm finally happy I don't have to deal with this god forsaken heat anymore".

[@bebo2781]

The Earth is heating rapidly enough that we can expect the total collapse of civilization by 2040 and all out human extinction by 2050.

[@7hilladelphia]

Sooner, I reckon if this heat keeps up like this. Doesnt have to get much hotter if it just stays hot many days... we will just keel over. Best we make peace between each other, its likely going to become a lot worse once it really bites into wider swathes of the population: food distribution will fail I guess... sad in the comments ay, people too sick to work...

[@calibby85]

That's ridiculous. That's only 15yrs from now.

[@jdp2571]

They said 2020 in the 90s... make yalls mind up ffs.

[@cloudflex4819]

That’s terrifying. I hate that we innocent people have to deal with the upcoming events 😢 if only these greedy corporations can just stop this. Why can’t we just live a peaceful life ?

[@connys.a2412]

Caution : there is also something called "water poisoning" , which means if you sweat a lot you also have to use salt and not only lots of water .

[@K.C-2049]

without the right sodium balance you can't absorb water this is true. that's why when you're hungover chugging water doesn't work, you need to get your sodium in order first.

[@Rodrigo-tk2fm]

The rich are starting to go underground

[@Rugged-Mongol]

Goethe Unversität, built a brand new library building on their modern Westend Campus, yet it does not have an air-conditioning system built in. Ridiculous. This is 2024, not 2004.

[@Senju1k13]

A library without AC? Climate control is usually one of the first concerns for libraries/archives/museums/these kinds of spaces

[@Rugged-Mongol]

​@@Senju1k13 I kid you not. They have a, "Luftumdrück" fan that pushes the air around, but the building and the library does not have a built in, properly functioning air-conditioning system :|

[@Rugged-Mongol]

@@Senju1k13 It raches about ~33*C on some days here during the summer, and everyone is drenched in sweat inside the library, since it further acts like a greenhouse, trapping in the heat. It is abysmal and absurd.

[@Polymath9000]

​@@Rugged-MongolAnd unbearable conditions.

[@Veggieture]

Can someone talk about the lack of AC in DB regional trains, with the windows all closed?

[@marky4x429]

In Germany we were promised to experience the hottest summer of all times and what we got so far is a summer that occurred in the second half of June. Starts looking like autumn from now on.

[@Nebularnoodle]

It has been a cold summer so far tbh, except for few specific days.

[@steoderfragt1821]

What are you talking about? August is going to be extremely hot. Back in the day we only saw a few days above 30 in August, now 30 is the new normal...

[@yarpen26]

I'm really becoming a fan of shifting the football tournaments to late spring or early autumn. Not only do players drown in their own sweat, but every second day the heat wave culminates in a thunderstorm.

[@krisstopher8259]

@@yarpen26 i hate thunder

[@gianttigerfilms]

I grew up in 80/90°f weather, it was bearable But the humidity over my lifetime has dramatically increased cause this heat to become deadlier

[@juliegood7999]

Welcome to Texas every day from late May to late September

[@NONAME-kw3pu]

yep all the SW.... mid may to the end of sept... when finally can turn the a/c OFF. heater comes on in mid nov til the end of feb so... 3.5 months of decent NOT TOOOOO HOT nor TOO cold weather to enjoy outside.

[@ujl.]

OVER THE TROUBLE

[@morticialechatnoir6884]

I've lived near Portland OR for 20 years. When I moved here, it was a major event to hit 90F. Now we get a week or so of 100F + every year. I can't stand anything over 80.

[@yindao2830]

In Texas we are used to 105-113 mid Summer. Its only in the mid 90s now. This is nice a cool for us. I work outside and am of Northern/Western European decent; acclimatization is necessary for both hot and cold weather. If a person is in AC the majority of the time, they will never acclimatize and thus have a far worse reaction in the heat. A person can think of it like training. Additionally, just because you say heat waves are happening all around the world, I am not sure that has been any difference in the last 100 years outside of the cities and heat islands, I think most people just didnt have a choice nor care. What would looking at the temp before they went to work do? Depress themselves? Train the body, train the mind, and train the spirit always to endure.

[@nogyo]

38 degrees celsius for 15 days here... 🥲

[@lessparks8553]

Welcome to Australia

[@NONAME-kw3pu]

no thanks. i have had enough desert SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN HEAT ... to last me 1000 years

[@jasonhertzberg4818]

Same in Arizona. Months and months of 45 C +. I’m losing my mind

[@MarceloF475]

It was terrible in Brazil the last spring and summer 😓 finally I have some winter time but in the north of my country is always summer

[@ricknico2577]

At the same time we have extreme cold here in the Bolivian Amazon, usually the cold last two or three days but this time it just continues 🥶

[@crispian67]

We've had several cold snaps here in SE Australia due to various weather factors. Bear in mind that Bolivia and Australia have reversed seasons to their Northern Hemisphere counterparts. I.e: Northern summer = Southern winter. So, our cold extremes are analogous to the heat extremes up North and vice versa 😎

[@satltabur4597]

What is "extreme cold" at Bolivian Amazon? +15C or something?

[@ricknico2577]

@@satltabur4597 yes or even down to 8-10, the humidity makes it hard to cope with.

[@krisstopher8259]

@@ricknico2577 swedish winter is -15 to zero, sometimes -25. try that lol. it hurts your face

[@ricknico2577]

@@krisstopher8259 already done that I'm a suede who emigrated to Bolivia a couple of decades ago. I rather take -15 in Sweden then +15 here since the humidity makes it impossible to keep dry, everything from your clothes to your bed is moist while the cold stays..

[@navdeep8235]

Feel sad and sorry for the animals and plants suffering from this human made ecological disaster. "There is enough in the world for everyone's needs but not everyone's greed". "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated". Mahatma Gandhi We all need to start being minimalistic and avoid the show off culture which has taken grip. Focus on Ecology not Economy. What goes around Comes around.........Karma

[@westcoastbred7745]

I thought it was just Phoenix 😂

[@hardeepatwal0755]

In india we have 45 degree celcius weather heatwaves burn my feet when i drive motorcycle 😢 no air conditioner

[@elizavetapeganova9541]

Poor people😢😭🙏

[@anitamabe3940]

Yeah I'm sure all this hot weather has nothing to do with weather manipulation

[@MrLoobu]

Fun fact, if 50C is maintained for weeks at a time year after year, nothing will survive.

[@hanskostka6788]

heat makes people not think clearly - is this the reason that countries like Saudi Arabia are so weird ? Building "The Line" or inviting people to come for yearly pilgrimages to run around a cube?

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

Civilization was born in mesopotamia, not in sweden.

[@krisstopher8259]

@@IZn0g0uDatAll it wasn't about the birth of civilisation

[@7hilladelphia]

😂😂❤❤

[@kennyafc360]

I bet weather was different there 5000 years ago ​@@IZn0g0uDatAll

[@andriyandriychuk]

You know it is bad when you are 36,6 Celsius and everything else is 37+ where would you go? How do you cool down?

[@Veggieture]

Go to India. Live in 49°C. You’ll never complain again about 37°C.

[@andriyandriychuk]

@@Veggieture no problem but you should stop buying Russian oil first

[@7hilladelphia]

When heatwave comes to Auatralia, with high humidity and the power is lost due to -what ever- I dont know ... how will I live? A little breeze, a slight wind - I can hang a hammock outside at night & throw a mosquito net over it perhaps (?)

[@peteparsons432]

“The stretches of hot days getting longer.” I feel that, for sure.

[@kauevampiro7186]

Here in southern Brazil we didn’t feel a big difference in the summer, but our winter is getting dryer

[@felicitydeikos5250]

While here in Victoria Australia, its a POLAR BLAST of 12 degrees. While yesterday we had a lovely sunny warm 18 degrees.

[@ilhuicatlamatini]

Very helpful piece, thank you

[@krisstopher8259]

25 degrees in stockholm. 27 degrees in my apartment (no AC but i got a big fan). that's daytime temperature, now it's night. i hate heat (even 30) but i'm finnish so i can be in a sauna at 80 degrees for an hour then it's enough lol

[@michko7979]

Die Übersetzerstimme bei verschiedenen Personen - am besten ist's beim ersten, dem 72-Jährigen, der im Kofferraum sitzt! 😂😂

[@maxb306]

but people in the usa dont go outside, except to walk from the parking spot to our destination. people in other countries have it wayyy worse. an average american has to spend MINUTES only outside a day

[@random-accessmemory9201]

Living in a tropical country. ☹️ I am becoming hot-headed hahahaha.

[@syzygy4365]

God, this must be a nightmare for people struggling to stay cool. Sending prayers and healing vibes their way. Everyone deserves access to clean water, a nutritious meal, and shelter. We're not living gods plan if these key needs aren't met across the board. 😔

[@-un-]

What's important is Not just for yourself, but for “something” I think it means working hard for someone.

[@perhapsyes2493]

.... what?

[@Scuor2]

You can work hard for whatever thing you think is bigger but your brain needs coolness

[@paigeturner7788]

That news reporter talks so unbelievably slowly. I had to change the playback speed to 1.5x. Much better.

[@gotasification]

Give the Spanish English translator some Eucalyptus drops and a bonus payment

[@omieyadav638]

In my city, it was 15 days of temperature above 47⁰ Celcius. And I had to give the toughest exam in India...man... the table and chair alongside question paper was burning at the exam centre.😢 My eyes were burning and skin was boiling.

[@7hilladelphia]

Jeepers 😢😢🎉 I hope your results are very strong and that you & your family just have lots of love during these terrible terrible times. My flatmate is from India. She is tops. Very very lovely. Masters degree & more, she and her cat Daisy are my friends. I am from New York, much older than dear Chinmayee, and writing from Australia. Our summer is coming here after it leaves India... 😮 cheers 🎉

[@elizavetapeganova9541]

🤯😱😰 Poor people. We , in Russia, try not go to streets at the temperature more than 30 . Who works ,they try to cut their work day

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

I'm irritable when it's hot outside, I can't concentrate, have no appetite, just drink water and go to the bathroom. Last week here in California, it started to reach 78/79F, I can't focus, I felt nausea, had headache when I was between the heat outside and enter cold indoors, especially in the freezing supermarket. Most libraries has free filtered water stations, we can fill out our bottle and use the PC or find a table to do some work with free AC. The libraries are the designated cool zones.

[@traceydelfs2657]

Im incredibly heat intolerant. This looked interesting because I can relate to the info, but now im just stressed out ☹

[@nickryan6787]

Am I the only one realising that ever since 2020 there's so many "new records" in extreme heat. Like so many in the news like it doesn't feel like news anymore. This is actually very worrying

[@danielsykes7558]

6:12 every time he says " as the mercury rises" i thought he meant poisoning in the blood or something .. briefly I thought he was an astrologist .. finally i realized that he is referencing back in the day when thermometers had liquid in them

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

38C today here in Montenegrin capital. It's our suntaning temp. 😅 But we did have few days of 40C already. Luckily AC in the living room and 2 strong fans in my bedroom are doing a good job.

[@yarpen26]

Now imagine a week of constant blackout... shivers.

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

@@yarpen26 That would be pretty crazy. Luckily it never happened here in my life. Even electricity going out for half an hour is very rare here.

[@Pravda613]

The content promised in the title begins at 4:05

[@1timbarrett]

So sorry, but as soon as I hear “studies have shown”, I start laughing.🤣

[@robertlloyd122]

Why?

[@dubsar]

Prepare for average summer temperatures of 55⁰C.

[@andriyandriychuk]

Lol no

[@krisstopher8259]

where? not here in sweden lol

[@drmustjab]

Ys, 58 C feel in Pakistan 🇵🇰 😢

[@dubsar]

@@drmustjab Not maximum, but average. And not only in Pakistan.

[@drmustjab]

@@dubsar I supported ur above 55C summer temperature.

[@bok..]

I had to get get central AC installed. I live in Canada

[@Zockopa]

Well,not in Germany. It rains,then the sun shines half a day,temperatures change drasticly in a few days...... Its like a soft April with Mai temps.

[@krisstopher8259]

just like sweden. we are lucky

[@johnnypaych3ck439]

Construction workers work in it everyday 😢

[@conormcqregor4393]

And severely underpaid me included

[@shaneharris3586]

122 today and my air shuts down at 118. Gotta grin and bare it.😏🔥

[@kikinhugs11]

Lmao at 80°f? Thank God, im so used to jogging at 42°C without fatigue.

[@bruceparker6142]

Is this why we observe what we observe in the differences between people close to the equator vs those from further away?

[@viktorhubenov7734]

Mean while in the Uk 18 Celsius. Horribly cold and depressing.

[@krisstopher8259]

i bet 40 degrees is more depressing

[@viktorhubenov7734]

@@krisstopher8259 not for me. I love hot weather but don’t ask me why I am not living in one of the hot countries.

[@NONAME-kw3pu]

US desert wasteland here.... 39-40c EVERYDAY SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN SUN... rained last night and SUN SUN SUN COmes out in the morning so it is 100*F and 78% humidity instead of just 10% humiidity.

[@SpaTelliteAM]

Blast this video to driving cars on the road!

[@freddymack2646]

I noticed this in sF ca along time ago people get mad crazy

[@urppsmoool6372]

Bruh I literally live in Baja, and because of the heat I'm planning to move North next Month, if you read the NCA5 report then you can just see how worse is gonna get.

[@nwmacguy]

I love Baja, but in March. Not sure why people would want to be there in summer?

[@dissonantchaos7724]

Its been well over 100 degrees in fl and working outside/in attics has been killing me this summer

[@Allinthefamilee]

No it hasn’t quit sniveling