Classifying Heat Waves Will Help People Better Understand Their Dangers
Recently, I interviewed a DoorDash driver named Britni Duwii for a story about the dangers of extreme heat. Britni worked…
U.S. Heat Deaths Will Soar as the Climate Crisis Worsens
As the climate crisis continues, the U.S. will see heat-related deaths multiply, according to research that scientists say is a…
How heat is trapped under the surface, threatening buildings
The research, published in July in the journal Nature, detailed how heat trapped under the surface is causing a phenomenon…
Discrimination Has Trapped People of Color in Unhealthy Urban ‘Heat Islands’
On a July day in 2021 that would become blazing hot, dozens of community volunteers gathered before sunrise at the…
Days and days and days of heat, from the people who lived it
There are hot summers. And then there’s the summer of 2023. For huge portions of the United States, the past…
Lethal Heat Is Spreading across the Planet
Deadly heat is expanding across the hottest parts of the world. And with just another degree or so of global…
Heat Waves May Be Slow, but They Are Just as Destructive as Faster Disasters
Earlier this summer, as a brutal heat dome settled over Texas, the large pecan tree in my front yard started…
Half the World’s Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer
It has been a grueling summer, with relentless heat breaking multiple records in many places around the world. In fact,…
As Heat Waves Worsen, Federal Aid Is Insufficient to Fund Cooling Needs
CLIMATEWIRE | More than 30 million low-income households that are eligible for federal funding to defray the cost of air…
Extreme heat forces school closings and early dismissals
Extreme heat is causing a rash of school closings and early dismissals this week across the Midwest and northeastern United…