As lightning and thunder rolled across Denmark on Saturday, you may have found it hard to fall asleep. The sheet stuck to your body, the air was dead still, and no matter how much you tossed and turned, your body would not settle down.

The past few days’ heat wave has turned Danes’ bedrooms into little saunas. And even if we do everything we can to cool our bodies down, it isn’t only our physical health we need to keep an eye on. Because the heat strains not just our sleep and our bodies but our mental health, too.Oversættelsesdisclaimer