Broiled by Heat Waves, Residents of the Concrete Jungle Suffer
The urban heat island effect is in full force this summer. Adaptive architecture and street trees can help.
By Lauren Dalban
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New York Can’t Meet Its Ambitious Climate Targets. Maybe the Plan Was Doomed From the Start
By Lauren Dalban
Why a Fan Can’t Always Cool You Down, and Other Unexpected Challenges in Heat Waves
By Kiley Price
Swamp Coolers’ Ability to Beat the Heat is Evaporating in Record Southwestern Temperatures
By Tina Deines
Chronic Health Problems Amplify Heat Risk in the Rio Grande Valley
Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Chris Lee
University of Maryland Researchers Are Playing a Major Role in the Future of Climate-Friendly Air Conditioning
By Hannah Marszalek
From Heat Waves to Hurricanes, Climate Hazards Often Hit Renters the Hardest
By Kiley Price
Slow Wheels of Policy Leave Low-Income Residents of Nashville Feeling Brunt of Warming Climate
By Jonmaesha Beltran
Extreme Heat Is Making Schools Hotter—and Learning Harder
By Jessica Kutz, The 19th
Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin
By Martha Pskowski, Jenaye Johnson
US Prisons and Jails Exposed to an Increasing Number of Hazardous Heat Days, Study Says
By Sarah Hopkins
How To Survive a Heat Wave on a Fixed Income
By Gautama Mehta, Grist
California’s Bay Area is Heating Up. Its Infrastructure Isn’t Designed For It
By Ruchi Shahagadkar
Suicide Watch Incidents in Louisiana Prisons Spike by Nearly a Third on Extreme Heat Days, a New Study Finds
By Gina Jiménez
