We take a look at essential tips and strategies to keep cool and safe when the mercury rises, ensuring you can navigate the challenges of a heatwave effectively.

Cities around the world have begun testing warning systems and other adaptive measures to keep individuals safe during periods of extreme heat.

“When people feel that decisions are being made about them, without them, they eventually stop believing in the systems that claim to speak for them,” writes Rich Wilson, Co-Founder of the Global Citizens Assembly.

“The UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today and will be increasingly distant in years to come,” the Climate Change Committee said in a new major report.

As an unusually early heatwave scorches Europe this week, Earth.Org takes a look at how extreme heat affects the human body, and how socio-economic and physiological factors can exacerbate the risks.