Some 8 million Americans were exposed to “extreme danger” temperatures last year alone, defined by the National Weather Service as a heat index of more than 125 degrees Fahrenheit. By 2053 ...
Many regions across the United States experienced "record-breaking high temperatures" in 2023 due to extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Emergency room ...
In the U.S., more than 107 million people from the Great Lakes south to Texas and Louisiana could find themselves part of an “extreme heat belt” in the decades ahead. And while no one is ...
On Aug. 11, 2023, then-Gov. John Bel Edwards declared the state’s first-ever extreme heat emergency. Many were able to seek shelter from life-threatening temperatures in cooling centers or air ...
We’re not there, yet. But extreme heat, far less visually dramatic than hurricanes or floods, is claiming lives and ...
Heat is the number one weather-related killer. Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. In extreme heat and high humidity, evaporation is slowed and the body must work extra hard to ...
The weeklong forecasting system will help people make plans with heat safety in mind, and it will also help health care systems and other businesses affected by extreme heat to be prepared for ...
Kareen Fahim, Ali Al-Mujahed and Lorenzo Tugnoli traveled through parts of Hodeida province in northwestern Yemen in August to report on the convergence of extreme heat and hunger. Published Oct ...
Mumtaz’s neighborhood, her city, her country — her very life as a poor Indian woman — reflect one of the world’s greatest emerging disparities in the era of extreme heat. Sana Mumtaz ...
The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related illnesses across Malaysia. The same week, Vietnam declared a state of emergency after abnormally high temperatures ...
while the impact of heat on vector-borne diseases such as dengue is widely recognised, there is growing evidence associating extreme heat exposure with strokes and cardiac events. According to ...