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Global heat stress intensification and its expanding footprint on the human population

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02670-5The authors assess global changes in heat stress since 1950, considering daytime extremes, nocturnal heat and compound day–night events. They show multidimensional intensification, with an increased frequency of extremes and expanded spatial and temporal footprints of heat stress on humans.

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