BBC OS Conversations: Surviving a heatwave

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Millions of people around the world have been living under heat advisories due to record hot temperatures. The exceptional heat is being felt across Europe, the US, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Host James Reynolds hears from three farmers in South Africa, Nigeria and the UK about how they are having to adapt their work and methods due to the extreme conditions. We hear from three doctors in India, France and Australia about the warning signs of heatstroke and the cases they are having to treat due to exposure to the sun.

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0:00.0	Whether you call it football or soccer in your part of the world,
0:03.4	Match of the Day Africa Top 10 is the podcast from the BBC World Service
0:07.2	ranking the best African players.
0:09.0	Disguised, recognised as the best in the world, teams.
0:11.4	We'll come in turn.
0:12.6	Boom!
0:13.2	And the biggest moments in African football.
0:15.0	The whole world, remember that?
0:16.4	I remember that, yeah.
0:17.2	It's not just African, I'm found.
0:18.6	Match of the Day Africa Top 10.
0:20.4	Find it wherever you get your BBC podcast.
0:24.0	Hello, I'm James Reynolds.
0:25.1	Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.
0:28.6	We bring together people to discuss key events around the world.
0:31.8	And this time, it's conversations about extreme heat.
0:40.3	With millions of people around the world living under heat advisories
0:43.1	due to record-hot temperatures we hear from farmers, firefighters and doctors
0:47.6	about the effects of extreme heat.
0:50.5	And how the sun can knock you out even if you're a young man in your 20s.
0:56.6	He was brought to the urgent care centre and needed intravenous fluids to bring him round.
1:02.2	He was a fit, healthy guy.
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