The scorching heatwaves that recently hit Israel, Europe and the United States serve as a warning of what life in an increasingly hotter world has in store for us – not only in terms of actual heat, but of how it affects our daily lives.
As the temperatures soared, it became unthinkable to leave our air-conditioned homes for the outside world, where the sun cruelly blazes, the glare from the ground makes us helpless and the lack of fresh, cool air leaves us panting for breath.
