Pauline von Hellermann@robertroybritt
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“The effects of rising heat on human health and mortality are not just serious but under-reported. Heat doesn’t make a big noise. It doesn’t blow buildings away or flatten villages. Death by heat can be sudden and unexpected, or slow, agonizing and silent. Either way, it rarely makes the news.”
#ClimateDiary now read that indeed it’s been really difficult for a lot of #Hajj Pilgrims in 48°C, with many suffering #Heatstrokes and 230 dying. There are of course many other contributing factors, as always - age, heart disease etc. - but the extreme heat can’t have helped. Heat is #SlowViolence #SilentViolence
#ClimateDiary continuing to think of everyone - people, animals, plants - stuck under the #Heatdome in #Texas and #Mexico
‘Heat is deadlier than more fearsome-sounding weather events such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes—combined. “It’s really not even close with any other extreme” ‘
Heat is #SlowViolence and #SilentViolence
We hear of one postman; rapper #BigPokey dying of suspected #Heatstroke in a #Juneteenth performance; but it’s so many more suffering
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-the-heat-dome-sizzling-texas-wont-budge/
