Across the world, solutions to deadly heat are rising.
Three ingredients are crucial: Early warnings that reach people in time. Community response plans that save lives. Leadership and funding directed to where they’re needed most.
This is what state-of-the-art health systems look like in a warming world.
From heat alerts to heat action plans, communities are adapting.
More stories on future-proofing health are on the way. Check back soon to explore what’s next in climate-informed health action.
Deadly heat has become the new normal.
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nearly half the world’s population endured over 30 days of deadly heat in the past year
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estimated number of lives lost to extreme heat each year — more than floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes combined (and likely an undercount)
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projected annual cost to the global economy from extreme heat by 2030 if we don’t act
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When extreme heat hit Rio de Janeiro during a major concert weekend, the city turned crisis into opportunity. Now Rio’s pioneering Heat Protocol is showing how to save lives before temperatures turn deadly.
Real-time alerts. Mobile care teams. Data-driven response. This is future-proof health.
See how Rio is setting an example in urban climate resilience for cities everywhere.
In rural North Carolina, support from Duke University’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub will help the Coharie Tribe begin to build a Community Lighthouse — an approach that transforms trusted community centers into hubs of resilience against extreme weather.
Power. Cooling. Medicine Storage. Wellness checks. This is future-proof health.
Rural communities everywhere can take steps to protect their health in a warming world. See how North Carolina is building heat-ready lifelines.