#extreme heat

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Heatstroke can remain life-threatening after body temperature falls.
Researchers believe gut barrier damage may help trigger a severe immune response.
The inflammatory cascade can resemble sepsis or severe COVID.
Rising heat waves are making this mechanism a growing public-health concern.

DT Editorial Team·Aug 10, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

Researchers recorded record ice loss at the Kangxiwa glacier in 2025.
The glacier lost the equivalent of 1.5 metres of water across its surface.
The melt followed unusually persistent heat through the full melt season.
The Pamir region had long been considered a relative exception to global glacier retreat.

DT Editorial Team·May 29, 2026·via newscientist.com