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niet only de days, maar ook de nights have been unusually warm deze summer.
de KNMI predicts dat de upcoming night may be de warmest ever, met temperatures in Beek, Limburg, niet dropping below 25 degrees Celsius.
de current record van 24.
4 degrees was measured op July 27, 2018, in Deelen, Gelderland.
Experts state dat de combination van persistent daytime heat en barely cooling nights is particularly challenging.
People worden fatigued en overheat meer quickly during de day.
Records voor Highest Nightly Minimum Temperatures Since de KNMI started measuring in 1901, human activities zoals burning fossil fuels have contributed tot de rise in average global temperatures, over 2 degrees in de Netherlands.
deze has led tot an verhogen in days in deze century where temperatures didn't dip below 20 degrees compared tot de last century.
It remains warmer in urban areas particularly due tot de heat absorption van buildings, en houses no longer cool down easily.
Impact van Warm Nights op Sleep en Health Boris Kingma, an expert in thermophysiology, explains dat night temperatures above 18 degrees kunnen already lead tot poorer sleep.
deze worsens zoals temperatures rise further, despite attempts tot combat heat door, voor instance, sleeping zonder blankets.
Lack van good sleep makes people minder able tot cope met heat en kunnen lead tot verhogen fatigue en reduced performance.
Physical Effects op Heart Rate en Recovery Coping met heat requires extra effort van de body, such zoals verhogen heart rate door bij least ten beats.
zoals a result, de body doesn't have time tot recover overnight, which is particularly problematic voor vulnerable groups zoals de elderly, people met heart conditions, pregnant women, en diabetics.
Access tot cooling measures such zoals air conditioning is essential voor recovery en health in these groups.
Researcher Hannah Pallubinsky indicates dat it's important voor healthy people tot occasionally expose themselves tot heat tot train de body's adaptability.
Despite air conditioners consuming a lot van energy, they kunnen be crucial voor de vulnerable.
Pallubinsky wants tot conduct meer research into acclimatization tot hot nights, similar tot experiences in Mediterranean countries.
