{"id":397460,"date":"2025-08-24T13:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T11:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=397460"},"modified":"2025-08-24T13:28:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T11:28:43","slug":"who-warns-global-warming-is-causing-dangerous-heat-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=397460","title":{"rendered":"WHO Warns Global Warming is Causing Dangerous Heat Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If only there was a way to avoid dangerous daytime temperature extremes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHO, WMO issue new report and guidance to protect workers from increasing heat stress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 August 2025 
Joint News Release
Geneva<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have published a new joint report and guidance highlighting the growing global health challenges posed by extreme heat on workers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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As climate change drives more frequent and intense heatwaves, many workers who are regularly exposed to dangerous heat conditions are already feeling the health impacts of rising temperatures, in particular, manual workers in sectors such as agriculture, construction and fisheries. Increasing heat episodes are also leading to health issues for vulnerable populations in developing countries, such as children, older adults and low-income populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHeat stress is already harming the health and livelihoods of billions of workers, especially in the most vulnerable communities,\u201d said Dr Jeremy Farrar, WHO Assistant Director-General, Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Care. \u201cThis new guidance offers practical, evidence-based solutions to protect lives, reduce inequality, and build more resilient workforces in a warming world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new report and technical guidance, entitled Climate change and workplace heat stress draws on five decades of research and evidence, highlighting that the health and productivity of workers are severely impacted by rising temperatures. WMO reports that 2024 was the hottest year on record. Daytime temperatures of more than 40\u00b0C and even above 50\u00b0C are becoming increasingly common, a clear indication that immediate action is needed to address the worsening impact of heat stress on workers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOccupational heat stress has become a global societal challenge, which is no longer confined to countries located close to equator \u2013 as highlighted by the recent heatwave in Europe,\u201d said WMO Deputy Secretary-General Ko Barrett. \u201cProtection of workers from extreme heat is not just a health imperative but an economic necessity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The report and guidance outline key issues related with health impacts of extreme heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n