This Is What Extreme Heat Can Do To Your Brain And Body

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

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#3 – We become dumb

If you ever been to a steam room, then you know that feeling when the heat put your mind into a fog, taking a breath becomes hard, and no thought is clear. The same thing happens when the heat increases outside.

There are many studies that found out our performance become slower and more inaccurate when the temperature rises, and that mostly affects students who are taking tests and office workers.

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#4 – Air pollution

On warm days, the sun’s heat causes pollutants to be affected by the atmospheric gases to form ozone, and the warmer it gets, the more ozone pollution is manufactured. In addition to the smog that sticks around because of the hot weather.

According to a 2008 study, for every degree Celsius rises, the ozone pollution will be able to kill more than 22,000 people around the world because of asthma, respiratory illness, and emphysema.

Moreover, the pollution could also lead to cardiovascular disease, asthma, allergies, and lung cancer.

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#5 – Suicide

There was a study published this July in the journal Natural Climate Change that shows a 1°C rise in average monthly temperature was linked to an increase in the monthly suicide rate. In Mexico, it increased by 2% and 7% in the United States.

By 2050, the studies show that this heat will likely lead to 14,000 more suicides in the United States, and they are expecting it could reach 26,050.

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#6 – Mental health issues