After their 2-0 win over Ireland, when Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh came into the mixed zone, the first thing that hit was how red their faces had got. A heatwave that is hitting Paris and much of France led to tennis players at Roland Garros being given extra breaks during the match. A fan who attended the hockey match at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium said the heat was “completely crazy for spectators, can only imagine what it was for the players.” An official from the sidelines said electronic devices were heating…
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Over 4% newborn deaths linked to climate change in lower, middle income countries: Study | World News
Over four per cent of newborn deaths are related to high and low temperatures, driven by climate change, according to research looking at 29 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Of the four per cent, on average, 1.5 per cent of annual newborn deaths across these countries were linked to extreme heat, while nearly three per cent were linked to extreme cold, said researchers who studied the data between 2001 and 2019. Further, 32 per cent of all heat-related deaths in newborn babies over the…