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Turnout gear is evolving to combat heat stress and fatigue
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1028+ words) Todd Herring, Vice President of Product Innovation and Strategy, Fire-Dex talks about how lightweight turnout gear is evolving to reduce heat stress and fatigue. For many years, the design logic behind turnout gear was straightforward: heavier and thicker often meant…...
Fukuoka Hits 40.4C as Japan Heat Wave Death Toll Rises to 79
2+ week, 3+ day ago (846+ words) August 26, 2026 | 09:38 pm TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Japan continued to endure extreme heat on Wednesday, with temperatures reaching 40.4 degrees Celsius in the southwestern city of Fukuoka as the nationwide heat wave pushed the heatstroke death toll to at least 79. According to Xinhua,…...
‘Human fridge’ chills workers in extreme heat
2+ week, 4+ day ago (627+ words) HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan — Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan’s punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company’s newest acquisition: a refrigerator for humans. The phonebooth-sized machine, where jets of chilled air ensure ice-cold comfort,…...
Zoo issues heartbreaking update as lions suffer horror sudden death - AOL
2+ week, 4+ day ago (331+ words) Three lionesses at a Tokyo zoo have died from suspected heatstroke during a spell of record-breaking heat in Japan. Temperatures have reached 40C in parts of the country in recent weeks, with high humidity adding to the intense conditions. The three…...
Cool Japan: Human fridge chills workers in extreme heat
2+ week, 5+ day ago (278+ words) HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan: Feeling dizzy and unwell after cycling to work in Japan's punishing summer heat, warehouse worker Isao Tabuchi headed for his company's newest acquisition: a refrigerator for humans.The phonebo...
Record Heat in Granma: Jucarito Hits 39.0 °C in August
3+ week, 1+ day ago (329+ words) Friday, August 21, 2026 by Grace Ramos The weather station in Jucarito, located in Río Cauto municipality, Granma, recorded a scorching 39.0 °C this Thursday, setting a new high for August at this observation point. As reported by CMKX Radio Bayamo, this temperature…...
Danger-level heat index recorded in Mindanao; 4 areas hit 43°C on Sunday — PAGASA
3+ week, 6+ day ago (398+ words) Sunlight shines over Dipolog City in Zamboanga del Norte on Friday morning at 6:56 a.m., 14 August, 2026. PAGASA reported consistently high heat indices in Dipolog City, placing it under the danger level. Five areas in Mindanao recorded danger-level heat indices, four of which…...
Japan firms boost heatstroke prevention efforts
4+ week, 1+ day ago (374+ words) Saturday, August 15, 2026, 10:51 GMT+7 Japanese companies are promoting efforts to prevent employees from suffering heatstroke as temperatures passed 40 degrees Celsius at some locations in the country this summer. Seibu Railway staff taking a break in a recreational vehicle. Courtesy of the…...
The livin’ is no longer so easy: How carefree dreams of ‘summertime’ are fading in 2026’s swelter
4+ week, 1+ day ago (520+ words) What seems as dead as the grass in England this year is the summertime ideal — lazy days, warm nights and escape, however temporary, from classes or parents or work or rules. During the Summer of ’26, people are grieving that freedom....