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BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoThis can cause mild symptoms such as an itchy heat rash or swollen feet as blood vessels become leaky. At the same time, sweating leads to the loss of...
Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices and banks. Electricity consumption soars
Winnipeg Sun· 4 days agoA heat wave blanketing Iran has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities...
Heat is testing the limits of human survivability. Here’s how it kills | CNN
CNN.com· 2 days agoPhilip Kreycik should have survived his run. On the morning of July 10, as temperatures crept into...
Warning over climate impact of Olympic Games amid fears for athletes’ health
PA Media: Sport via Yahoo Canada Sports· 6 days agoParis 2024 estimated demand for 650 tonnes of ice for uses like cryotherapy, ice baths, compression...
Heat crisis: Persian Gulf faces life-threatening temperatures, and it will only get worse
AccuWeather via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoA thermometer on a sign for Kuwait's Al-Khaldiya Co-op Society reads 53 degrees Celsius (127.4 F) in...
Booties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet's orders. How to keep pets cool this summer
Financial Post· 6 days agoAs much of the world swelters, it’s not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. “It’s...
Fainting and vomiting: Are the Olympics ready to keep athletes safe during a heatwave?
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoSome venues have even been planted to provide cool areas to shelter in. Medical teams are on hand...
Prisoners fight against working in heat on former slave plantation, raising hope for change in South
Los Angeles Times· 3 days ago“I saw guys collapse,” Gross said of his days on the so-called farm line at Louisiana’s state...
Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices and banks. Electricity consumption soars
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A heat wave blanketing Iran has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities Saturday and order all government and commercial institutions to shutter the ...
Booties. Indoor dog parks. And following the vet’s orders. How to keep pets cool this summer
Toronto Star· 6 days agoAs much of the world swelters, it’s not just people who need help with the dog days of summer. Pet owners have to consider how to both shield and cool down furry family members as intense — ...