Extreme Heat
latest news & developments
Oxford study finds world’s highest heat-risk cities concentrated in Asia and Africa
Heat risk is about more than temperature. A new Oxford study of 205 cities found that poverty, limited infrastructure and lack of access to cooling are key factors driving urban…
SA launches first climate and health surveillance platform
The tool allows researchers and policymakers to track links between extreme weather, heatwaves, flooding and health outcomes
Extreme heat is becoming Southern Africa’s defining climate and health threat, report warns
Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are…
In the face of climate change, extreme heat is a human rights crisis
National and local governments should adopt and implement heat action plans to guide heatwave preparation and emergency response
How SA is preparing for the killer heatwaves of the future
New report warns future heatwaves will lie outside range of human experience
How birds adapt to rising heat is an early warning on climate change effects
Birds living in hot, humid climates have evolved to handle larger spikes in body temperature
Climate crisis a threat to Africa’s cattle
Cattle in sub-Saharan Africa account for only a small fraction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the harms are outweighed by the good
South Africa unprepared for intense heatwaves of the next 20 years
Garrith Jamieson and his paramedic colleagues were on high alert days before a scorching heatwave struck Durban earlier this month. With the mercury expected to soar to 40°C and…
Will we weather the extreme weather?
South Africa recently had minus degree temperatures and the Middle East topped 50°C — and it’s all of our own making
South Africa passes ‘grim milestone’ after extreme heat kills off birds, bats
Mass November die-off in KZN is a sign of how global heating is affecting small animals, researchers warn
‘Beat the heat with cool zones’
Temperatures being recorded in some parts of South Africa are already close to the limits at which humans can survive