# Extreme heat: ‘We’re really starting now to understand how global climate is impacting our health’

https://mins.news/en/item/27652

- France 24, 2026-08-20 17:53 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/extreme-heat-we-re-really-starting-now-to-understand-how-global-climate-is-impacting-our-health

> Dr. Simon Williams, a WHO consultant and public health researcher at Swansea University, says the health effects of extreme heat—especially on older adults—are appearing earlier and at lower warming levels than previously understood. With global warming already around 1.3°C, harsher summers are revealing vulnerabilities including reduced ability to cool the body and underlying cardiovascular conditions.

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