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extreme heat affects people across “multiple pathways”, but that its impacts are deeply unequal. “The most direct harm is physiological: heat stress overwhelms the body
affected by very hot weather. Among them was the [general election in the Philippines](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/12/philippines-election-2025-midterms-voting-results-marcos-duterte) last year, when intense heat meant that some vote-counting machines overheated on election day and ejected previously
extreme heat is causing not just heart attacks, but also kidney injury, affecting sleep quality and exacerbating numerous chronic conditions, including diabetes, respiratory illnesses and mental health conditions. While the newspapers record a few deaths
body. The Indo-Gangetic Plain, which stretches across much of northern India and includes Uttar Pradesh, is regarded by climate researchers as one of the world's emerging hotspots for dangerous humid heat. A dense
affect players at the World Cup? Al Jazeera takes a look. ## What have experts said about heat during World Cup matches? Th 2026 World Cup could be the hottest on record since the tournament began
affect World Cup 2026? **With just a month to go until the biggest football tournament in the world begins, attention is turning not just to the teams and venues, but to the weather.** Heat, thunderstorms
body size, they’re breathing more air. And also, kids play outdoors, they’re more active, they’re breathing in more outdoor air … So, air pollution exposure in children can contribute to long-term developmental
heat - in particular medicines like insulin, inhalers and EpiPens - and may not work properly if left outside under the sun. Try and [keep them in a shaded place](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dont-let-the-heatwave-affect-your-medicines-three-important-tips-from-the-mhra) to stop this happening
body makes to attack viruses or bacteria – have been engineered to spot the amyloid and clear it from the brain. For years the approach failed, but trials of two recent drugs called donanemab and lecanemab
extreme heat that included a demand for children to be protected from heat stress. In recent years, Paris launched its [Oasis Schoolyards scheme](https://uia.urban-initiative.eu/en/news/oasis-takes-final-journal-0) to incorporate structures such as canopies and pergolas into
extreme heat following concerns raised during last year’s Club World Cup in the United States. Critics, however, argue the rule applies too broadly, even in cooler venues, and have accused FIFA of commercialising
body can [no longer cool itself by sweating](https://www.npr.org/2022/09/07/1121601100/sweating-keeps-you-cool-but-climate-change-is-making-it-harder). Many North American cities also get extremely hot and humid, and heat emergencies have happened at professional soccer matches in the United States
bodies and dead animals floating in the water, the house was messed up, the furniture was all gone – doors, windows gone. It was so, so sad,” said Evelyn. “I got sick because of the mosquitoes