74-piece gallery: @RedCrossNCGC follows up 2 June #heatactionday w #Juneteenth unveiling in Washington, DC (pictured) of @RebekaRyvola @RCClimate (at centre, holding child) mural depicting heroes of #climate justice & #environmental protection - bit.ly/4f4gx0M

Ahead of #HeatActionDay, our new report w/@RCClimate & @ClimateCentral finds that #ClimateChange added an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months 📈☀️🧵 📖ow.ly/oh2Y50RZVJv

In the midst of our sprint of action on extreme heat in the run-up to Heat Action Day on Sunday, June 2nd, we finally launch our quiz on indoor heat risks 🥵 Let us know how you did! #BeatTheHeat #HAD2024 @cp_marghidan @RoopSingh @RCClimate

Towards Anti-Heat Day on June 2, the Tanzania Red Cross Society has spread the message through divers who often entertain people to promote different messages such as tourist attractions, children and market vendors. @IFRCAfrica @ifrc @RedCross @RCClimate

TRCS Volunteers preparing messages for the World Heat Day through work of arts @IFRCAfrica @ifrc @RedCross @RCClimate

🌡️ Today is Heat Action Day 2024! Did you know that heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer, hotter, and deadlier due to climate change? #ICLEI and @ifrc call on local and regional governments to #BeatTheHeat! Join the campaign here 👇 preparecenter.org/toolkit/he…

#Indonsia #HeatAwareness Lovely to see the joint efforts by Government of Indonesia 🇮🇩 and Indonesia Red Cross @palangmerah on #Heat Action Day to enhance awareness on Extreme Heat 🥵. @ifrc @IFRCAsiaPacific @usaidindonesia @PowerUSAID @CaldwellUSAID @USAIDSavesLives @usaid

Sometimes words aren’t enough. If you want to be heard, you need to say it another way. For Heat Action Day 2024, Sunday 2 June, people around the world are raising the alarm about the dangers of extreme heat with colors, canvas & a lot of creativity. bit.ly/452mreb

June 2nd is #HeatActionDay: a global day for raising awareness of heat risks and sharing simple ways to #BeatTheHeat. Check out our top tips for staying cool and safe when temperatures rise: ghhin.org/keep-cool/ #HeatReady @ifrc @RCClimate

📢Launched in 2022 by @ifrc, this Sunday, 2 June, is the third Heat Action Day! Join the campaign to #BeatTheHeat and raise awareness about heat waves and their consequences. Learn more here: preparecenter.org/toolkit/he…

The climate crises is turning up the heat around the world. People living in cities and towns tend to be the hardest hit because urban areas are generally hotter than the surrounding countryside. On today's Heat Action Day, we call upon officials and leaders particularly in cities to make proactive plans to #BeatTheHeat.

Heat Action Day 2024 is coming up on June 2! Get involved: ifrc.org/get-involved/campai…

In run-up to #HeatActionDay on 2 June (bit.ly/3VfbGSz), @ifrc PR w @ClimateCentral @WWAttribution: #climatechange added nearly a month of extreme heat to much of the world in past year; pic, @IndianRedCross Kaliganj branch oral rehydration salts - bit.ly/3VhkNln

#HeatActionDay 2024 on 2 June fast approaching, w #RedCross #RedCrescent societies planning array of activities to keep people safe in #heatwaves, click here to take part bit.ly/3VfbGSz; pic, an #Indonesian angklung (bamboo music) performance to be part of 2/6 day there.

Register here: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/w…

#climatechange made downpours associated with cluster of named #storms in UK and Ireland last autumn/winter 20% more intense, says new @WWAttribution rapid analysis; in @BritishRedCross pic, first responders on the road in Cumbria after Storm Babet- bit.ly/3QZJi42

.@ifrc release & @WWAttribution study showing #climatechange driving Asia-wide heat; @AdiBahadur says extreme #heat overwhelming manifestation of #climatecrisis, incremental steps not enough, transformational shifts urgently needed; pic, @MyanmarRedCross - bit.ly/4bfhYXG

RT @UNLazzarini: In my 35 years of work in complex emergencies, I never have expected to write such a letter, predicting the killing of my…

In 2011 file pic, a woman uses water from a tank filled by @ICRC/@SYRedCrescent in a drought-affected governorate, new @WWAttribution study shows little has changed, @RCClimate's Rana El Hajj says conflict has greatly reduced people's ability to cope - bit.ly/3Qv4xKg

This is the situation in Elwak. Homes submerged, lives disrupted—this is the reality. 26,011 families in parts of the North Eastern region (Wajir, Garissa and Mandera) are now grappling with the harsh impact of floods, leaving 13,473 displaced. Kenya Red Cross teams are on the ground responding, attending to the immediate needs of those affected including provision of shelter, essential non-food items and water, sanitation & hygiene services.