Heat is a very insidious killer: Expert
CNA's Julie Yoo and Steve Lai talk to Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, an Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow at University of New South Wales Canberra, about the latest study revealing a fifth of Earth's population will be exposed to extremely high temperatures by the end of this century. She explains that extreme heat is deadly and may "cook (people) from the inside out". She adds that the impact is not limited to human health, and that agriculture, food, water security, ecosystems, the environment and migration will also be greatly affected.
CNA's Julie Yoo and Steve Lai talk to Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, an Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow at University of New South Wales Canberra, about the latest study revealing a fifth of Earth's population will be exposed to extremely high temperatures by the end of this century. She explains that extreme heat is deadly and may "cook (people) from the inside out". She adds that the impact is not limited to human health, and that agriculture, food, water security, ecosystems, the environment and migration will also be greatly affected.
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