THE HEATWAVE ISSUE
Health
The Hidden Health Toll of the Gulf’s Hotter Nights
As Gulf nights heat up, the body loses its chance to recover, raising the risks of poor sleep, heart strain and overheating.
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Environment
The Gulf Is Losing Its Safe Hours to Extreme Heat
Rising night-time heat is denying the body vital recovery, increasing cardiovascular and neurological strain—and making some medications more dangerous, according to emerging health research.
Environment
Desert Animals Evolved for Extreme Heat. Humans Can’t Simply Copy Them
Camels, oryx and native honeybees evolved to survive extreme heat, offering lessons for how humans might adapt to a hotter future.
Environment
What Is El Niño, and What Does It Mean for Weather, Water and the Global Economy?
This year’s El Niño is shaping up to be the strongest on record. Here’s what to expect.
Digital Culture
How Hot or Not Built the Internet We’re Still Swiping Through
Hot or Not taught the internet to rank people at scale. Twenty-six years later, dating apps are trying to escape the culture it helped create.
Health
Spicy Food Makes You Sweat. That Doesn’t Mean It Cools You Down
From India’s vindaloos and Nigeria’s pepper soup to Thailand’s fiery som tam salad, many warm-climate cuisines are famous for food that produces its own kind of heat.
Health
How to Keep Babies and Kids Safe in the Gulf's Extreme Heat
From keeping babies hydrated to recognising heatstroke symptoms in children, here’s what parents should do when temperatures soar.
How To and Advice
What the Gulf Summer Heat Does to Your Phone, and How To Fix It
Your phone’s thermal design is built around a global average climate. But Gulf summers don’t exactly fit that model.
Environment
Gaza’s Water Crisis Is Becoming a Heat Emergency
As temperatures rise, Gaza’s destroyed water and sanitation systems are turning extreme heat into a deadly crisis.
Environment
How To Heatproof a City: The Gulf’s Blueprint for a Hotter World
As temperatures rise, Gulf cities are pioneering smarter ways to stay cool – from shaded streets to AI-designed neighbourhoods.
Environment
Is an Air-Conditioning Revolution Coming to Europe?
As extreme heat becomes the norm on the continent, the AC culture wars may be solved by advances in environmentally friendly technology.