Does the heat drive you crazy?
That's not the only thing he does
It is not clear how no one says the obvious: unbearable heat is a sucks thing but also sometimes dangerous to the body, mind and brain.
Why do rising temperatures affect us so badly?
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15/07/2022
Friday, July 15, 2022, 8 p.m.
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Much more than just sucks.
Fan (Photo: Giphy)
There is no corridor conversation in this period that does not include the obvious statement that the steamy heat situation outside the walls of the office could not be worse.
Every exit from an air-conditioned room inevitably has the potential for unpleasant leakage that is accompanied by severe sweating and a variety of unpleasant sensations to our body and even our brain.
If you feel that this summer is particularly hot, you are not wrong.
The summer months in recent years have been the hottest in the world.
And unfortunately, this trend is expected to continue.
For example, in 2050, several cities in the United States are expected to experience winter days with temperatures of 37 degrees on average, and temperatures are expected to rise further in 2100. New York, where almost 37 degrees are not measured, is expected to experience 11 such days in 2050 and almost 30 such days. In 2100.
Warming up is not only uncomfortable but can also affect your physical health, mental state and even your cognitive abilities.
Here are some sucks effects you should be aware of:
Extreme heat causes fatigue that can be dangerous
the more you spend in the sun, the more you feel its effects on the body.
A rise in body temperature can cause excessive sweating, sticky skin, dehydration, fatigue, headaches, dizziness, nausea, cramps, and a rapid pulse.
We are all familiar with the headache that comes on particularly hot days.
Woman with headache (Photo: Giphy)
To deal with these symptoms, you should move to a cooler place as much as possible, sip water, shower in a lukewarm bath or wear wet clothes.
If symptoms persist for more than an hour, worsen or lead to vomiting, seek medical attention.
In more severe cases where the body temperature rises to 40 degrees and above, do not wait and evacuate immediately for treatment.
Symptoms include signs of fatigue along with a strong pulse, confusion, loss of consciousness and sometimes cessation of sweating.
Heat makes us dumber
There is no way you have not felt how the heat puts the brain into a kind of fog that involves difficulty breathing and thinking clearly.
The good news is that you are not alone.
Studies have shown that as temperatures climb, we function more slowly in cognitive tests.
It is worth trying to postpone urgent tasks to cooler days or at least take care to cool the room where you will perform it.
How can you think like that?
Woman tries to cool off in supermarket (Photo: Giphy)
Rising temperatures lead to air pollution and difficulty breathing
The sun causes pollutants in the air to mix with atmospheric gases that pollute the ozone layer.
As a result, 22,000 people around the world are expected to become ill and even die from diseases related to breathing difficulties and asthma.
In addition, air pollution increases the rate of lung cancer patients, allergy sufferers and patients with cardiovascular disease.
A 2017 study found that air pollution kills about 9 million people each year.
You can die from this heat
A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change reported a link between rising heat temperatures and rising suicide rates.
In the United States, for example, there has been a 7 percent increase in suicides and in Mexico an increase of 2 percent.
Become more nervous and irritable with each unbearable rise in degrees.
Angry woman (Photo: Giphy)
It also turns out that heat waves are the deadliest form of extreme weather.
Much more than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods.
In 2010 for example more than 10,000 people died as a result of a heat wave in Moscow.
Weather also changes your mental state
We may have been too dramatic in the previous paragraph, but even if we do not go to this extreme, many of us can become more nervous and irritable with each unbearable rise in degrees.
The authors of the study on suicides analyzed more than 600 million tweets on Twitter, and found that people tended to express more depressive feelings in the hot, stuffy steam that surrounds them.
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