Tag Archives: Heat

Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at crunch UN climate talks starting next week. Extreme heat, air pollution and the increasing spread of deadly infectious diseases are just some of the reasons why the World Health Organization has …

The White House is pitching emerging research on the benefits of sunlight and humidity in diminishing the threat of the coronavirus as US President Donald Trump — who has been encouraging states to move to reopen their economies — questions if “injecting disinfectants” would help. Past studies have not found good evidence that the warmer temperatures and higher humidity of …