Climate Change Amplifies Deadly Heat Wave Sweeping Across Southwestern US, Mexico June 24, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking...
California’s Capital Will See Temperatures Above 100F This Week June 10, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan California’s Central Valley will have another round of searing temperatures that will boost energy demand this week, reaching a high...
Phoenix Ordinance Adds Rules to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat April 3, 2024 With hundreds of heat related deaths in and around Phoenix, Arizona last year, a new city ordinance has taken a...
Summer Heat May Have Cost Texas Economy $24 Billion: Dallas Fed October 19, 2023 By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune Each degree of warming in Texas slows the state’s economy, an analysis by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of...
Low Water Levels Hamper Rhine River Shipping in Germany October 5, 2023 Low water levels after recent dry weather are preventing cargo vessels from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine river in...
Louisiana Battling Unprecedented Wildfire Season Amidst Record Heat and Drought September 19, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities...
Extreme Heat Threatens Global Fuel Security September 12, 2023 By Serene Cheong, Sharon Cho and Yongchang Chin Searing temperatures from Texas to Tokyo over the summer are the latest reminder of a growing headache for the energy...
Texas Power Grid Faces New Challenges Amid Summer Heat and High Demand September 11, 2023 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) – Texas’ power grid has been under tremendous stress during this summer’s sweltering heat, with the state setting...
Deadly Heat Wave Sweeps Central US, Threatening Power Grid and Straining Resources August 25, 2023 By Juan Lozano and Acacia Coronado AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts...
2023 Summer Heatwaves – Insights on Heat Stress in a Changing Climate: RMS August 15, 2023 By Matthew Couldrey, Shree Khare, Robert Muir-Wood and Keven Roy Executive summary: Climate change, caused by human activity, is already leading to an increase in the frequency and severity of...