Nearly half a million people die every year as a result of extreme heat. That’s more than the total from hurricanes, earthquakes and floods combined. And as the planet warms, the risk of deadly heat is increasing.

On Bloomberg's Big Take podcast, climate reporter Zahra Hirji brings Sarah Holder a dispatch from a lab at the forefront of understanding how heat affects the human body. They break down the latest science on deadly heat, why everyone is at more risk than they realize — and what actually works to mitigate those risks.

Read more:
Scientist Shuts Himself in 104F Chamber in Quest to Study Heat Stress
Listen to more from the Big Take podcast: https://www.bloomberg.com/audio

 

Nearly half a million people die every year as a result of extreme heat. That&rsquo;s more than the total from hurricanes, earthquakes and floods combined. And as the planet warms, the risk of deadly heat is increasing.
On Bloomberg's Big Take podcast, climate reporter Zahra Hirji brings Sarah Holder a dispatch from a lab at the forefront of understanding how heat affects the human body. They break down the latest science on deadly heat, why everyone is at more risk than they realize &mdash; and what actually works to mitigate those risks.
Read more:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-08-29/scientists-are-challenging-everything-we-know-about-deadly-heat-waves?srnd=undefined&amp;sref=jjXJRDFv">Scientist Shuts Himself in 104F Chamber in Quest to Study Heat Stress</a></li>
<li>Listen to more from the Big Take podcast: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/audio">https://www.bloomberg.com/audio</a></li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

Zero is about the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week Bloomberg’s award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change – a venture capitalist hunting for the best cleantech investment, scientists starting companies, politicians who have successfully created climate laws, and CEOs who have completely transformed their businesses. The road to zero emissions has many paths and everyone’s got an opinion about the best route. Listen in.

Zero: The Climate Race

Zero

Big Take: How hot is too hot? The latest science on extreme heat

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/be033150-a95d-4517-8554-b34b00f979c1/transcript

Advertisement