What are the biggest misconceptions on beating heatwaves?

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According to a World Meteorological Organisation report from May 2023, it’s now more likely than not that global temperatures will surpass the key milestone of 1.5°C warming. This is of course down to human-related greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the El Nino weather phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean, which was confirmed to have started as of early June. Of course the long term impact of such warming is expected to be catastrophic, but even in the short term it means that all of us are faced with increasingly frequent heatwaves, the likes of which saw temperature records broken across the UK in July 2022. Should we take cold showers ? Should we drink a cold beverage ? Should we leave our fan on all night while we're sleeping ? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions ! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : ⁠What is brain tapping, the viral technique for improving sleep quality?⁠ ⁠What is the half and half drinking method?⁠ ⁠How can heatwaves impact our mental health?⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First broadcast: 13/7/2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices