At large events all over the world, the scenes of extreme heat stress are starting to look familiar.
And lines of the faithful — whether they seek religion, music, ballot boxes or sport — sweating under slivers of shade.
And in many ways, that heavy toll was just the latest sign that crowd control and heat waves fueled by climate change are on a dangerous collision course.
During India’s recent election, dozens of poll workers died on the job.
Even as heat kills more people today than any other extreme weather event, there is still a dangerous cultural lag.
Organizations:
Boy Scouts
Locations:
Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Australia, Europe, North America