How can you make love in this heat? - Rising temperatures disrupting sleep, relationships and daily life
Rising temperatures are disrupting sleep, relationships and daily life. For many residents at Timber Market in Accra, nighttime no longer brings relief from the heat. Stella Atuotanga said, "Especially when the lights go off, it becomes very difficult. Sometimes we just have to manage through the night because the heat is too much." She also said, "Personally, when there is too much heat, I do not allow my partner to come close to me for sex." Josephine Abagri is also battling through another sleepless night.
Residents say the heat is beginning to affect personal relationships. Janet says conditions were not always this severe. Children are studying outdoors at night because indoor rooms remained unbearably hot. Researchers at the University of Ghana say such experiences are becoming increasingly common as temperatures rise. Prof. Ebenezer Amankwaa said, "One issue that emerged strongly was intimacy within marriages. Some men complained that the extreme heat at night affected intimacy with their spouses."
Prof. Amankwaa warned that prolonged sleep disruption can eventually affect economic productivity. He said, "When people do not sleep well because of heat, they become less productive during the day. Reduced productivity affects income."
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Residents in Accra are struggling with rising temperatures that are disrupting their daily routines. Extreme heat is reshaping everyday life - affecting sleep, productivity, family relationships and even intimacy.
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