https://www.scmp.com/rss/516333/feed Professor Julie Davies is director of the MBA Health Programme at the Global Business School for Health, University College London. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Last week, the World Meteorological Organisation said it was “extremely likely” that July would be the world’s hottest month on record. In response, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres declared that “the era of global boiling has arrived”. At the same time, the El Niño weather phenomenon is aggravating climate warming and scientists predict that heat records will again be shattered next year. El Niño refers to the warming of sea surface temperatures that occurs every few years, typically... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3229916/era-global-boiling-heat-has-become-health-issue-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3229916/era-global-boiling-heat-has-become-health-issue-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Aug 2023 19:00:13 +0000