Category: Heat stroke

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

He was keen to impress in his new job just as a heatwave was gripping the country. What can David Azevedo’s story tell us about the threat increasingly extreme weather poses to human health? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/13/the-story-of-a-heat-death-david-went-to-work-in-his-new-job-on-a-french-building-site-by-the-end-of-the-day-he-was-dead

British television host and celebrity doctor Michael Mosley went missing last Wednesday while holidaying on the Greek island of Symi. Four days later his body was found. The coroner stated Mosley most likely died from natural causes. Greek police say they believe Mosley died around 4pm local time on Wednesday, just hours after he had…

A soldier who died from exertional heatstroke may have survived if he had been treated earlier, a report found. Sapper Connor Morrison, 20, of 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment stationed in Woodbridge, Suffolk, collapsed during a group run on 21 July 2022. A Defence Safety Authority (DSA) report, external said medics and other soldiers failed to…