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The Rising Health Burden in a Warming World

This article examines extreme heat as a growing threat to human health in a world that has already warmed by more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. The paper reviews how heat affects the body’s main control systems for temperature and circulation. The author argues that heat must be treated as a core public-health and equity issue requiring practical protections and broader access to cooling and care.

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