Southwest Heat Wave Tumbles Records, Raises Fire Risk March 23, 2026 Nearly 9.5 million people across the U.S. Southwest face extreme high temperatures, as an ongoing heat wave continues to topple...
Extreme Heat Is Making Life Increasingly Unlivable March 12, 2026 By Todd Woody The number of days where extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and...
The Best Climate Adaptation Methods Are Surprisingly Simple December 24, 2025 By Emily Forgash As the effects of a hotter planet rack up more damages and health issues for people in exposed regions, the...
Hot Weather Is Killing More Than Half a Million People a Year October 31, 2025 By Emma Court Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world each year, part of a heat death toll that’s climbed...
Researchers in California Are Mapping Rural Heat to Protect Farmworkers October 28, 2025 By Dorany Pineda and Jae C. Hong In the summers, the sky is jet black when Raul Cruz arrives at this Imperial Valley sugarcane field to start...
Life-Threatening Heat Domes Are Confounding Forecasters October 10, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Record-breaking temperatures seared the eastern US last month, leading to power emergencies across the region. The cause: an enormous ridge...
Study Shows California Heat Standard Reduced Work Injuries on Hot Days October 2, 2025 California’s worker heat standards led to fewer work-related injuries on hot days, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research...
Climate Change Led to At Least 16,500 Heat Deaths in Europe This Summer September 18, 2025 By Emma Court Climate change fueled scorching summer temperatures that killed an estimated 16,500 people in European cities this summer, pushing overall heat...
‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Protect Workers From Heat Stress in Warming World: UN August 22, 2025 Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to extreme...
Searing Heat Threatens Grids, Health Over Nearly Half the US July 28, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Nearly half the US will wilt under hot, sticky conditions through the bulk of the week as temperatures and humidity...