Cyclists in the Santos Tour Down Under UCI Professional cycling race in South Australia today faced the challenge of riding in temperatures over 40 degrees. Local temperatures on the road are likely to be even higher for the cyclists riding on hot road surfaces. Indeed, Jérémy Maison with the FDJ team measured a local temperature […]
Extreme heat shortens #TourDownUnder stage after riders raise #heathealth concern – @takvera
January 17, 2017
The Silent Killer: #climatechange and Public Health. @takvera reports on #HeatHealth report launch
March 2, 2016
The Climate Council released it’s new report on climate change and heat health, on the impacts of extreme heat on public health. Nofibs reporter and climate activist John Englart was there at the Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital to document the occasion. Key findings of the report include that: 1. Climate change is a serious health […]
Too Darn Hot! @takvera on Sex, human fertility, #heatwave temperatures and #climate change
November 5, 2015
If your not feeling like sex when it’s too darn hot, your not alone. Latest research into human fertility and temperature extremes reveals that birthrates suffer a fall nine months after extreme temperatures events, and although there is a partial recovery in subsequent months, this does not make up for the lost fertility. The research […]
