Mastodawn

‘Non-survivable’: #heatwaves are already breaching #human limits, with worse to come, study finds

The absolute limit for humans to #survive had been assumed to be a six-hour exposure to a wet bulb temperature of 35C – a measure that accounts for #temperature and #humidity but has rarely been observed on the planet at that level.

#Environment #GlobalHeating #Elderly
#AgeOfExtinction #LiveablePlanet

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/08/extreme-weather-heatwaves-breaching-human-survival-limits-study-finds

‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds

Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people

The Guardian

PhoenixSerenity May 22, 2024

#Climate damage and #nature loss are unfairly distributed. And so are the solutions.

In the fight for a #LiveablePlanet, we desperately need a #FairerDistribution of #wealth and #EqualRights for all, argues #anthropology #professor Marja Spierenburg. ‘That will also generate broad-based support for #SustainableDevelopment.’

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/05/climate-damage-and-nature-loss-are-unfairly-distributed.-and-so-are-the-solutions

#ClimateChange #Inequity #Inequality #EcoJustice #SocialJustice #ClimateAction #GlobalSouth #GlobalNorth #ClimateCrisis #environmental

‘Climate damage and nature loss are unfairly distributed. And so are the solutions’

In the fight for a liveable planet, we desperately need a fairer distribution of wealth and equal rights for all, argues anthropology professor Marja Spierenburg. ‘That will also generate broad-based support for sustainable development.’

Leiden University