Heatwaves can wreak havoc on humans, animals, plants, and infrastructure. Heat stress can lead to health risks such as heatstroke, crops can fail, and equipment may malfunction or ignite. This guide outlines practical measures to prepare for and manage heatwaves effectively, incorporating the latest scientific insights into wet-bulb temperatures, which are crucial for understanding the risk of overheating.

Our environment is a complex result of several interrelated and interdependent sets of systems on Earth. Humanity is seriously affecting four of these systems, and there is debate about how damaging ultradeep mining may be to the geosphere. Each plays a vital role in the function and sustainability of Earth’s system. All five of these enormous and complex systems interact with one another to maintain the Earth as we know it.