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The Straits Times

Singapore had 122 more dangerous heat days in 2024 due to climate change

28 December 2024

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联合早报

过去四年 本地年均200人因热相关疾病挂急诊

13 October 2024

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The Straits Times

Hot and bothered: Can S’pore’s outdoor workers beat the rising heat?

07 October 2024

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Channel News Asia

Singapore employers to face higher costs, operational challenges in preparing for erratic weather

02 October 2024

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The Business Station

Are Southeast Asians better at dealing with heatwaves?

11 September 2024

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Channel News Asia

More detailed guidelines for outdoor workers to cope with heat stress

06 September 2024

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The Straits Times

The human body versus scorching heat: Which will win the race?

25 August 2024

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The Straits Times

Extreme heat linked to diabetes in pregnant women, thyroid disorders: Study

25 August 2024

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联合早报

国大研究:高温或影响内分泌 增加孕妇早产风险

16 August 2024

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ScienceNews

Your medications might make it harder for you to beat the heat

13 August 2024

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Channel News Asia

Climate Conversations - Migrant workers bear the brunt of heat stress

08 August 2024

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The Straits Times

About 1 in 3 workplaces inspected from March to June breached heat safety rules: MOM

27 July 2024

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Today

Heatstroke and heat-related illnesses: What are the dangers and why you can be at risk even in colder weather

06 July 2024

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CNA Talking Point

Can we beat the heat without air-conditioning?

01 July 2024

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Discovery Channel
Southeast Asia

Heat | Decode with Prudence Foundation

26 June 2024

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The Physiological Society

A global perspective on the effects of heat on human health

18 June 2024

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The Straits Times

From aerobics to hot yoga: Ways to raise tolerance for warmer weather

10 June 2024

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Asian Scientist

Too hot to work

28 May 2024

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The Straits Times

The heat is on. Time to prepare and protect workers

09 May 2024

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Channel News Asia

Hot weather makes you less productive: How to keep cool & save on energy costs

04 May 2024

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Channel News Asia

Can drinking cold water trigger this heart condition? What you need to know about atrial fibrillation

22 April 2024

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8world News

前线追踪 | 高温达40度 编导会......?

12 April 2024

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Earthrise

Can buildings save us from extreme heatwaves?

10 April 2024

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The Straits Times

How extreme heat affects the body and what you can do about it

08 April 2024

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Power98 News

Rising temperatures in Singapore and how to best cope

08 April 2024

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The Straits Times

Keeping your cool is going to get tougher in the tropics

28 March 2024

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The Straits Times

Lab experiment: What extreme heat does to your body

27 March 2024

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The Straits Times

How heat is damaging your sperm (and what can you do about it)

27 March 2024

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Channel News Asia

Extreme hot weather can affect sperm count, concentration of Singapore men: Study

19 March 2024

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Eco-Business

Heat stress could sap $1.7 billion a year from Singapore economy by 2035: study

19 March 2024

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UNDRR Prevention Web

Heat stress causes lower fertility, productivity and reduced cognitive capacity: Project HeatSafe

19 March 2024

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Channel News Asia

Firms with outdoor workers stepping up efforts to educate workers on heat stress

18 March 2024

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Channel News Asia

Heat stress could cost Singapore $2.2b a year in lost productivity by 2035: Study

18 March 2024

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Reuters

Policy Watch: Countries slow to wake up to the mounting deaths from heat stress

18 March 2024

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联合早报

国大HeatSafe研究:高温既影响个人健康 也影响宏观经济

18 March 2024

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联合早报

高温或使精子质量下降 增早产风险和影响婴儿出生体重

18 March 2024

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Channel 5 News

Project HeatSafe

18 March 2024

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8world News

本地研究:高温天气影响人们的工作效率以及认知能力

18 March 2024

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Today

Climate change-fuelled heat stress could cut productivity and fertility, costing billions: NUS study

18 March 2024

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The Straits Times

Extreme heat affects men’s fertility and birth outcomes: NUS study

18 March 2024

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The Straits Times

Further 1 deg C warming endangers 800m outdoor workers: Study

17 March 2024

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Eco-Business

‘Boiling frogs for the longest time’: Why Southeast Asia is finally warming to heat research

10 January 2024

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Today

Explainer: Why you should care about Singapore's latest national climate study

05 January 2024

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The Straits Times

NUS research centre to lead South-east Asia’s efforts in heat health and productivity

01 December 2023

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The Straits Times

Heat strain a threat to construction workers even in cooler weather and out of sun: Study

20 November 2023

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The Duke-NUS Magazine

Bracing to cool the literal burn-out

October 2023

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联合早报

本地研究:部分慢性病药物 或提高服用者中暑风险

10 September 2023

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The Washington Post

Amid record heat, even indoor factory workers enter dangerous terrain

31 August 2023

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NUS Med News

Medications for chronic diseases affect the body’s ability to regulate body temperature, keep cool

15 August 2023

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The Guardian

‘We’re in serious trouble’: Why a hotter world will be bad for our health

11 August 2023

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Channel News Asia

New advisory with recommendations on how to deal with rising temperatures

25 July 2023

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8 World 新闻网

狮城有约 | 十分访谈:高温天气怎么防暑?

25 July 2023

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The Straits Times

National heat stress advisory launched as world hots up

24 July 2023

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World of Safety and Health Channel

SafeTea First Podcast: Heat Stress

12 July 2023

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The Straits Times

Beating the heat a growing challenge for seniors, outdoor workers

01 July 2023

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The Straits Times

If a major El Nino hits, how prepared is Singapore

01 July 2023

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Channel News Asia

IN FOCUS: How will 40°C weather affect daily life in Singapore?

01 July 2023

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Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore

Dealing with Singapore's heat: Are you doing it right?

14 June 2023

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WSH Council

WSH Forum on Heat Stress Management 2023

05 June 2023

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The Straits Times

Athletes training in extreme heat: ‘It gets to us, no matter how fit we are’

21 May 2023

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The Straits Times

Ice slurries one option being tested to keep construction workers cool

16 May 2023

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红蚂蚁

本地客工长时间曝晒在太阳底下,预防他们中暑的工作做得够吗?

08 May 2023

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Global Heat Health Information Network

Global Heat Health experts gather to advance life-saving knowledge and action

07 March 2023

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The New York Times

Extreme heat will change us

November 2022

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The Straits Times

Nearly 100 scientists call for health-centred response to climate change: Report

26 October 2022

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CNN

For Asia's migrant workers, extreme heat is 'a matter of life and death'

02 August 2022

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KBS WORLD Korea24

Heat stroke, its causes and how we can mitigate it from a personal and occupational viewpoint

12 July 2022

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The Straits Times

What highly active people eat may raise their risk of heat stroke: Report

10 July 2022

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联合早报

研究:改善饮食营养习惯 有助防范劳累性中暑

17 June 2022

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TIME

What extreme heat does to the human body

13 June 2022

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The Straits Times

 

5 gadgets to help you keep your cool

11 June 2022

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Open Democracy

Heat stress fears for migrant workers persist ahead of Qatar World Cup

06 June 2022

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Channel News Asia

IN FOCUS: Feeling the heat? Why it will get even hotter, and what we can do about it

04 June 2022

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The Straits Times

Singapore doctors caution against heat-related health risks as mercury rises

25 May 2022

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CNA938 Full Story

Too Hot To Work

20 May 2022

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The Straits Times

NUS scientists to study construction workers' risk of heat stress

13 Mar 2022

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The Straits Times

S'pore medical students flag future health crises fuelled by climate crisis in podcast series

31 Oct 2021

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The Straits Times

S'pore at risk of heatwaves, more dengue outbreaks as climate change worsens health woes: Report

21 Oct 2021

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Channel News Asia

As temperatures rise, outdoor workers, elderly and children are most at risk: Experts

13 Aug 2021

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The Guardian

Deadly heat: how rising temperatures threaten workers from Nicaragua to Nepal

14 Jul 2021

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National Geographic

Too hot to live: Millions worldwide will face unbearable temperatures

17 Jun 2021

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Tackling heat stress – Optimising human health and potential in a warming world

4 Mar 2021

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Can SE Asian workers take the heat? Researchers tackle rising temperatures

13 Jan 2021

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The Straits Times

3-year Singapore-led study to look at impact of heat on migrant workers, soldiers and others

8 Dec 2020

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News.com.au

Aussie jobs that could become too dangerous to perform in future

27 Nov 2020

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Project HeatSafe is supported by the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore under its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) programme.

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