Understand heat
Understand heat
What extreme heat does, where, to whom, and how one harm leads to the next.
The core pages
- Breaking the cyclesTwenty-one vicious cycles, and where they can be cut
- Who heat hits hardestSame heatwave, different barriersOn the path for: Health, Communities
- CitiesHeat, plans and cycles in twelve citiesOn the path for: Funders, City teams
- CountriesSeven national snapshots: plans, rules and moneyOn the path for: National
- Atlas of Asia’s heatHeatwaves since 1998 and the plans that followed, on a map
- IntersectionsSame heat, different lives: a note and a game
Also in Understand heat
- Heatwaves that shaped AsiaTen heatwaves, 1998 to 2026, and what changed after
- A day in a heatwaveEight hours, seven places across Asia
- The web of heatEvery consequence, system by system, as textOn the path for: Research
- Vicious cyclesEach cycle, its evidence and what breaks it, as text
- Heat right nowLive readings for twelve cities
Paths through this group
Short, guided routes for each kind of reader. Choose one, and the site points you to your next stop.
- Funders and philanthropyWhere support could matter most, what works, and who could carry it to people.
- City and local governmentYour city’s heat, the actions that fit, and a plan your team can run.
- Health workers and servicesWho is most at risk, what the evidence says, and how clinics prepare.
- Worker and community organisationsWho is exposed, what protection needs, and how to make it work together.
- National government and regulatorsCountry snapshots, worked plans, the evidence and how protection is paid for.
- Journalists and researchersHow heat is reported, the evidence behind every claim, and the open questions.