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| Hello. If you're reading us from parts of the US, India or the Middle East, you might be coping with very high temperatures. Today we're looking into what some hospitals and cities are doing to help their most vulnerable people amid suffocating weather. Also featuring in your newsletter: TikTok protests, Olympic bravery, a very old ship and very odd jobs. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | How the world copes with extreme heat | | A patient suffering from heat exhaustion being wheeled into a hospital in Ahmedabad, India. Credit: Reuters | Many parts of the world are experiencing temperatures "a long way above average", as BBC Weather's Chris Fawkes puts it, forcing cities and healthcare systems around the globe to adopt emergency measures. In Delhi, reeling under daily temperatures crossing 40C (104F) since May, Dr Ajay Chauhan is leading a new heat stroke clinic. "In my 13 years of working here, I don’t remember signing a death certificate for heat stroke. This year, I’ve signed several," he told Soutik Biswas. At the clinic, doctors dunk feverish patients in icy waters to cool down. Many of them work outdoors or in poor conditions. Across the world, in Phoenix, Arizona, temperatures are expected to reach 45.5C (114F) on Thursday. In the area, where heat-related deaths have consistently risen over a decade, air-conditioned cooling centres are popping up to shelter homeless and low-income people from suffocating temperatures.
The background: Scientists say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense. My climate and science colleagues look at the evidence.
Extreme weather: Human-induced climate change made May's extreme heat episode in the US southwest, Mexico and Central America around 35 times more likely, a report says.
Adapting to extreme heat: Sierra Leone was ranked as the third most vulnerable country to climate change. A project is using mirrors to make homes less hot. | |
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| The Gen Z protesters fighting tax hikes | A new generation of young Kenyan protesters organising on TikTok has taken to the streets, forcing the government to back down on some of a slew of unpopular tax proposals. President William Ruto had earlier defended the tax hikes, saying they were needed to cut reliance on external borrowing. |
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| | | On Tuesday, hundreds of trainer-wearing protesters, who feel Kenyans are already overtaxed with little to show for it, braved tear gas lobbed by police to march through the capital, Nairobi, bringing the city's central business district to a standstill. Armed with their smartphones, they live-streamed the intense confrontations with officers. "I’m here slaving for a country I love. It is the first time I'm doing this because my parents are old and they cannot do it any more," Ken Makilya, a 24-year-old university student, told the BBC. |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Fleeing Kabul, chasing gold |
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| | | Farzad Mansouri hasn't seen his parents in person since he moved to the UK in 2022. Credit: Getty Images | A few weeks after proudly bearing the Afghan flag at the Tokyo Olympic Games, taekwondo athlete Farzad Mansouri fled his country to get away from the Taliban. After a journey from a refugee camp in Abu Dhabi to a training centre in Manchester, the 22-year-old will compete for the Refugee Olympic Team. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Remembering Queen City | An art installation honours the all-Black community lost to the Pentagon building. | |
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And finally... | The Australian island state of Tasmania is offering people the opportunity to swap the "daily grind" of their job for an unusual temporary role during the off-season. Paranormal investigator, wombat walker and stargazer are among the 10 jobs being advertised. There's a catch: the positions are unpaid, although the tourist board with cover expenses including travel, food and hotels. | |
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Medal Moments | Your daily newsletter guide to the Paris Olympics, from global highlights to heroic stories, throughout the Games. | |
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