Tourists Are Feeling the Heat—and Their Bodies May Not Be Able to Catch Up

Photo caption: A group of people took some time to cool off in front of a fan during a 2021 heat wave in Sicily. Photo credit: Alberto Pizzoli /AFP via Getty Images. Article by Kiley Price. Inside Climate News – July 9, 2024.

Throughout June, six tourists died while visiting Greece during an unusually early summer heat wave. While these cases are still being investigated, authorities say that heat stress likely played a part in each of their deaths, as temperatures soared over 104 degrees Fahrenheit.  Heat-related deaths are increasingly common with climate change, […]

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