EartherClimate Change The Hotter It Gets, the Harder It Is to Find Your Words A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days. Kate Yoder, Grist Published June 17, 2024 | Comments (0)
io9MoviesHorror 10 Scorching Genre Movies for Summer’s First Heat Wave When the weather's hotter than hell outside, it's time to dive into a cool stream of fiery horror and sci-fi films. By Cheryl Eddy Published June 6, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change The World’s Getting So Hot, Scientists Needed a New Color There's a new threat category beyond red to indicate extreme, dangerous heat. By Isaac Schultz Published April 23, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherCities How to Build a Heat-Resilient City Grist designed a model metropolis for an era of high temperatures, using the coolest technology available. Jake Bittle and Naveena Sadasivam, Grist Published October 5, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Rising Temperatures Might Spike Drug and Alcohol Abuse Hospital Visits A recently published study outlines that substance abuse hospital visits rose alongside temperatures in New York State. By Angely Mercado Published September 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEarth Science Australian Officials Declare the Arrival of El Niño During Blistering Heat Wave The heat and dry conditions have sparked wildfires throughout the southern coast. By Angely Mercado Published September 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherEarth Science Excessive Heat and Rainfall Combos Will Be Practically Everywhere If Emissions Keep Rising, Study Says The heat dries up the land, making it unable to absorb water if heavy rainfall follows the extreme heat. By Angely Mercado Published September 15, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Temperature-Related Deaths in the US Could Jump Fivefold by 2100, Study Finds The authors estimate that about 200,000 temperature-related deaths could happen in the U.S. every year under an extreme but possible climate scenario. By Ed Cara Published September 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change This Has Officially Been the Hottest Summer Ever Recorded July was the hottest month, August came in at a close second. By Angely Mercado Published September 6, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Texas Keeps Setting Power Use Records as Summer Heat Rages The Lone Star State has hit record-high power usage nine times this summer alone. It's had little respite from the heat this year. The grid is straining. By Angely Mercado Published August 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change Hottest July on Record Kills Hundreds of Cows July set heat records nationwide and internationally, creating dangerous conditions for people and animals. By Angely Mercado Published August 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather 80 Percent of People Around the World Experienced Climate Change-Induced Heat in July Blame climate change for the dangerous heat, and record-breaking temperatures. By Angely Mercado Published August 2, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherCities 41 Million Americans Are Simmering on Urban Heat Islands New research presents an in-depth neighborhood analysis of the urban heat island effect in dozens of major U.S. cities. Katie Myers, Grist Updated July 27, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Heat Waves and Cold Snaps Linked to More Fatal Heart Attacks, Study Finds The study also found that the risk of dying from a heart attack was roughly doubled on days that had both extreme heat and heavy fine air pollution. By Ed Cara Published July 25, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherClimate Change This Pilot Program Is Working to Prevent Heat Injury in the U.S. Medical professionals think we should start preparing for heat waves the way that we prep for other extreme weather. By Angely Mercado Published July 21, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather From California to Florida, 93 Million Americans Are Under Heat Warnings and Advisories Temperatures won't be any lower this weekend, and might even climb to 130 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley. By Angely Mercado Published July 14, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather States From California to Florida Are Facing Down Another Dangerously Hot Day Phoenix, Arizona is on track to break a consecutive temperature record. By Angely Mercado Published July 13, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather A Heat Wave Is Roasting the Southwest This Week Temperatures and heat indices as high as 110 degrees are expected throughout Arizona, Texas, and Florida. By Angely Mercado Published July 10, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Monday Was Literally Earth’s Hottest Day Ever Recorded, Then Tuesday Happened Averaged across the whole planet, this week's daily average temperatures are reaching new heights. By Lauren Leffer Published July 5, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather The Texas Heat Wave Is Heading North This Week Nearby states could see sky-high temperatures and even higher heat indices before the fourth of July. By Angely Mercado Published June 26, 2023 | Comments (0)
