CANICULAR

Beat the heat — cooling gear, heat-safety guides, and the calculators to stay comfortable through the dog days.

From checking the dog days and gauging the ‘feels like’ heat index to reading the humidity, tracking the sun and UV, and converting any temperature, Canicular pairs free hands-on heat and weather calculators with practical heat-safety guides and a richly illustrated museum. Stay cool, stay safe, beat the heat.

Heat & the Elements Museum

Wander an immersive museum of the sun, the heat, and the ways we keep cool — the blazing star at the centre of it all and the seasons it drives, the science of temperature, humidity, and heatwaves, the long human story of ice, shade, and air conditioning, and the deserts and scorching places of the world, each in its own gallery, so you can get to know the forces behind every sweltering day: how heat works, why it matters, and how we've learned to live with it and beat it.

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Keep Learning

Practical know-how on beating the heat, plain-language explainers on the heat index, dew point, UV, and how the sun and seasons work, and seasoned tips on cooling gear and heat safety alike — everything you need to dig deeper and stay cool.