The world is facing record humidity and heat. In 2024–2025, global humid heat days soared, threatening human health.

"Adopting the proposed rule is critical to protecting the health and lives of farmworkers and other workers who can become victims of dangerous work environments in cases of extreme heat," the Arizona ...

Extreme heat and humidity together sharply raise cardiovascular emergency risks, highlighting climate-related health dangers.

Extreme heat and fire weather advisories have been issued across Southern California's interior, with highs expected to peak Thursday and Friday.

Heat is dangerous for the many people with common conditions like diabetes or heart disease. And vulnerable communities face greater exposure to heat and fewer resources to escape it. All over the ...

1. Heat and humidity can worsen mental health symptoms When people live in places with higher temperatures, it can increase the risk of developing mental health symptoms or conditions.

“When a heat wave rolls in, people don’t usually connect it to the injuries and loss of life that occurs,” said Shawn Gibbs, dean of Texas A&M University School of Public Health. “We tend ...

Heat health action plans, according to the World Health Organization, consider climate adaptation strategies like meteorological early warning systems, timely public and medical advice ...

Austin-Travis County EMT Captain C. Quiroz helps a patient dealing with heat-related symptoms in Austin, Texas, this week. People with other health problems are especially vulnerable to heat.

Wednesday brings a "complex picture" as high temperatures coincide with a yellow warning for thunderstorms in Scotland.

Heat health action plans, according to the World Health Organization, consider climate adaptation strategies like meteorological early warning systems, timely public and medical advice ...

Heat also indirectly affects health through associated environmental effects (e.g., reductions in the quality and quantity of crops and the water supply and an increase in ground-level ozone).