How do heat waves affect your body?

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Carolyn Beans |

TED-Ed

• October 2024

In many parts of the world heat waves are happening more often with greater intensity and for longer durations. By 2050, Earth’s mid-latitudes could be experiencing extreme heat between 90 and 180 days a year, with tropical regions enduring even more. So how hot is too hot, and what can people do to handle the heat? Carolyn Beans digs into how heat waves affect your body. [Directed by Reza Riahi, narrated by Adrian Dannatt, music by Saba Alizadeh].