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Forecasters Warn Several Years of Record Heat Expected
Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast. There's an 80 ...
Wild Weather Week in US Included a Heat Wave, Landslide, Flash Flood and Snow
It's been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods. Here's a look at some of the weather events: Midwest sizzles under heat wave ...
When Hot Weather Arrives, Worker Productivity Is at Risk
Anyone who's had to go to work on a hot summer day knows how exhausting it can be. Brain function slows, commuting is more uncomfortable and, for people who work ...
Extreme Heat Protections for Outdoor Workers Lag in Most U.S. States
Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico and chronic laryngitis from repeated exposure to the hot sun ...
What is a Heat Dome? Beyond Texas, Where are Scorching Temps Headed?
Scorching temperatures brought on by a "heat dome" have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the U.S. during ...
Four in Five of World’s Cities at Risk From Heat Waves, Floods, Droughts: Study
Four in five cities across the world are facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves, floods and droughts, data from environmental disclosure non-profit CDP ...
‘Dangerous’ 103 Degree Heat To Hit Chicago 11 Times A Year By 2100: Study
What's considered officially "dangerous heat" in coming decades will likely hit much of the world at least three times more often as climate change worsens, according to a new study. In much of ...Europe’s Record-Breaking Summer Heat Wave Will Be the Norm by 2035: Report
Europe's record-breaking heat wave will be just an average summer in less than 15 years — even if countries meet their climate goals — with regular droughts and fires set to become the norm. By ...