THere’s a lot to worry about a new parent, alone in a heatwave if the thermometer of your one year old-year-old woman read 26c. That’s six degrees higher than the upper limit of Recommended temperature for a child’s room. After scrolling my phone for advice on how to cool his room, I can’t stop waking every few hours to check him ok with Baby Monitor.
In the UK, we are not ready for every level for serious weather caused by climate disruption. Whether It’s Unbearably Hot Buildings in the Summer, Our Damp and Cold Homes (Some of the Leakiest in Europe) filled with Mold in the winter, our unprotected towns built on flood plains, or our unfit-for-purpose train tracks that get shut down at the slightest weather warning, the climate crisis is Already Wreaking Havoc on Public and Private Infrastructure – and it’s only getting worse.
Even with heatwaves that become more common in the UK, disasters from extreme heat are not well known. Heatwaves are often described as “Silent killers“- Elderly and weak people are at risk to die alone and in their homes. At the moment, the The government’s own counselors say Those heat deaths can rise several times to exceed 10,000 in an average year of 2050 without action. The weak groups like disabled people, old people and children are more dangerous from extreme heat. But unpaid workers and those forced to work outside are also at risk. Remove the example of Spyish Street Streeter who died last week in Barcelona after working for hours of sun heat, or in Work at Construction David Azeveldo who died in France at 2022.
The main solution offered to us is air conditioning – but it actively aggravates climate effects and extreme heat for everyone by pumping warm air on the streets. Air conditioning can actually be Lift the temperature in cities of over 2C, and found that cooling measures considered for an estimated 37% With the increase in the US electricity demand on April-September 2024 as compared to the same period last year.
Instead of jumping as a sole solution, we have to accept practical, low carbon solutions such as adding wood and greenery in our cities, and use of shade they give to release vapor in the air water and improve air quality. The government can invest in water cooling methods such as Wound springs, splash pads and spray parkProtection of water bodies such as channels, and continue to implement steps to lighten the use of the vehicle for hospitals, nursery and nursery transportations.
Changing our cities and cities in this way can change. For example, Barcelona has a burgeoning network more 400 free habitats That appeal from the swelling of summer heat and cold in winter. And in Singapore, open spaces around buildings Added in addition to the green spaces and implement other measures such as using more lightweight colors on roofs and walls.
Homeowners should be supported, and landowners should reduce internal heat in houses. Councils and Governments must upgrade social infrastructure, including hospitals and nursing houses, with insulations, mirror surfaces to escape them from overheating them from overheating. We can also start exploring the use of green walls and roofs as well as external shading through trees, awesome, except blinds and shutters. Investment in these steps can be supported by a fair tax system, to ensure corporations to pollute and those who have severe wealth to pay to help solve these issues.
It is not just regulation and construction rules that should be changed – we need to ensure the rights of workers are also in the center of the coaching. While there are accepted temperature limits for workplaces, no legal upper limit how hot an office or factory is. It is necessary to change this to ensure the workers are protected and the owners invested in heatproofing. the Tucamong other trade union bodies, want to see a legal maximum temperature for the internal 30C (27C for relieving work). Also need to be a legal duty for owners of employers’ workers outside by providing sunlight and water protection, and organizing work so that they are not outside the hottest part of the sun.
Local public authorities can help make reasonable decisions by providing the proper time information to heat warnings. And nhs should do more to take care of weak people with heart conditions and respiratory conditions, as death rates caused to warm up at higher temperatures than we expect.
As we make the case for this necessary and fair adaptation to a world warming, we do not forget to have another case of conduct to reduce our emissions. Each degree of warmth has a difference in the overall impact on our planet and the man in large – and to approach the debate of adapting a / or thinking to lose two fruits. This is powerful, but the fact that we do not have to accept the trajectory we are as we do not have the power to change the course. We need to double our efforts to push our political leaders to increase our emissions in a fair way, as well as investing in communities to ensure that we continue to continue to resurrect. There’s still time.
