Adapting to a hotter worldThe arrival of rains this week might have cooled off what has been an unusually hot season, which saw temperatures reaching 45C. Meanwhile, as the world gets hotter, there are governments rolling out "heat action plans" to help people cope and adapt to the searing heat. Freetown City in West Africa's Sierra Leone has also rolled out "heat action plans" with mitigation plans for low-income communities, which include extra shade, mist fans and water sprays in markets. Two days later, the Office of the Basic Education Commission under the Ministry of Education announced heat action plans for primary schools countrywide. Yet, policymakers, as well as provincial governors, should prepare better measures to help people cope with what will come in the future.
