Exposure: Pervasive but differentially affecting some wildlife species depending on their thermal tolerances and occupational groups  and those living in high exposure areas . Health risks multiply with other harmful exposures, for example, to wildfire smoke. Vulnerability: Lower adaptive capacity for young/old/sick people, those in low-quality housing and of lower socioeconomic status, and areas served by fragile utilities . Remote locations with extreme heat and inadequate cooling in housing infrastructure . For wildlife, impacts of extreme heat events are being amplified by habitat loss and degradation. Adaptation options: Urban cooling interventions including irrigated green infrastructure and increased albedo, education to reduce heat stress, heatwave/fire early-warning systems, battery/generator systems for energy system security, building standards that improve insulation/cooling, accessible / well-resourced primary health care. For wildlife, removing human stressors, reducing pressures from ferals and weeds, and ensuring suitable habitat.
IPCC
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
IPCC Report