- According to Harvard researchers who studied tenants in non-airconditioned buildings in a PLOS Medicine article, the human brain functions 13% slower when it has to operate in extreme heat. http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002605 3 comments science
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- Greece: Why some scientists think extreme heat could be the reason people keep disappearing | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/climate/extreme-heat-brain-greece-tourists/index.html 255 comments
- Heat Wave Stifles Much of Eastern U.S. for 3rd Consecutive Day - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/06/19/weather/heat-wave-news?unlocked_article_code=1.000.OWSi.MEIoGp0NFO7y#youre-not-imagining-it-summers-are-getting-hotter 49 comments
- ‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains | Climate crisis | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/27/everybody-has-a-breaking-point-how-the-climate-crisis-affects-our-brains 27 comments
- ‘It’s brutal’: Las Vegas cooks amid blazing heatwave – and it’s going to get worse | Climate crisis | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/19/las-vegas-heatwave-nevada-us-west-temperatures 24 comments
- ‘It’s brutal’: Las Vegas cooks amid blazing heatwave – and it’s going to get worse | Climate crisis | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/19/las-vegas-heatwave-nevada-us-west-temperatures 24 comments
- How Heat Affects the Brain - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/well/mind/heat-affect-brain-emotions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.000._KgR.uR0e2BTcYdLw 22 comments
- Climate change is eroding a precious resource: sleep https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/climate-change-is-eroding-a-precious-resource-sleep 1 comment
- Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/health/heat-mental-health.html?unlocked_article_code=3nsRV6B6ai5VcQ2D6uMPcZUABVN-DlvdzOwV2x4N1Vx5O7-tNmKqbzlm0kmA-9Z1GU3mngq8FoQG1p3ER0hDm7SCp0PBwu27lM_-fh0LzcW2IY-yrslpVuWI-FHgfS02AAsH86Nx2rYFJowBCsCCnb2yHHuS8I2KcC-3Mh-OAY4BmZ-wzJ-awBNHDlW_owh758cLO0xzOa8UcPNZIuMQVOcguz-n3dpjpWq5mwCnwsTHcYYQXmDWy0X80lLjS35BDjVlvrTbqSqTUIlmkv6ZnJMjWQ_DFXNts_YrRYworCVCcjoDMM-ReWcmtLpdoO1Kaq3U9VfBC_WEBg 0 comments