Heat Archives - Impakter

Climate Change

Women and Extreme Heat: Simple Adaptations Make a Big Difference

byKate Schecter - CEO of World Neighbors

December 23, 2025

One of the more damaging impacts of climate change is extreme heat. From Spain to Bolivia to Burkina Faso, unusual ...

Climate Change

Europe’s Heat Domes: Why This Summer Is the Hottest Yet

bySarah Perras

July 30, 2025

Between June 23 and July 2, approximately 2,300 people died from heat-related causes across Europe. Researchers from Imperial College London ...

Climate Change

Last Month Was by Far the World’s Hottest November on Record

byYale Climate Connections

December 26, 2023

November 2023 was by far the hottest November on record globally in analyses dating back to 1850, said NOAA’s National ...

Climate Change

How Dangerous Is Extreme Heat to Humans?

bySteven Sherwood - Professor and Deputy Director of the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales

August 19, 2023

The media reporting around heatwaves that have hammered the northern hemisphere has been unequivocal: the simultaneous record-breaking heat has "pushed the ...

Environment

Heat Levels Expected to Reach Record Highs in the Next 5 Years: Are We Prepared?

byOlivia Fowler

May 22, 2023

A new update issued by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says that global temperatures are expected to surge to record ...

Climate Change

Toward a Systemic Adaptation to Heat

byInternational Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

May 12, 2023

Climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, and the overall alteration of the environment constitute a major threat to the physical and mental health of ...