Visualising Extreme Heat Guide

Organization: Climate Visuals

Year: 2024

Visualising Extreme Heat Guide

Fast-growing extreme heat risk is now the biggest killer among climate extreme events. But the scale and seriousness of the threat is hard to portray visually, not least because heat is largely invisible – unlike other climate extremes such as floods and storms – and because many of those suffering its impact do so indoors, out of the public eye. How can photographers and videographers accurately portray extreme heat as the serious threat that it is? Here are a few ideas.