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How Is the Jet Stream Connected to Simultaneous Heat Waves Across the Globe?

Scientists are racing to understand the changing shape of the air currents.

By Leslie Hook, The Financial Times

Rail passengers pass an electronic sign warning of 'Extremely hot weather' forecast for July 18 and 19, and advising commuters to only travel for essential journeys, at Kings Cross station in London on July 17, 2022. Credit: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
In this picture taken on May 12, 2022, people drink water being distributed by volunteers along a street during a heatwave in Jacobabad, in the southern Sindh province. Credit: Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images

In Jacobabad, One of the Hottest Cities on the Planet, a Heat Wave Is Pushing the Limits of Human Livability

By Zoha Tunio

A man throws water on his face to cool off as the temperature exceeds 46 degrees in Islamabad, Pakistan on April 27, 2022. Temperatures above the seasonal norm have adversely affected daily life in Pakistan. Credit: Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

An Unprecedented Heat Wave in India and Pakistan Is Putting the Lives of More Than a Billion People at Risk

By Zoha Tunio

Austun Wilde rests with her two dogs at a cooling center in the Oregon Convention Center on June 27, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Record breaking temperatures lingered over the Northwest during a historic heatwave this weekend. Credit: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Global Warming Cauldron Boils Over in the Northwest in One of the Most Intense Heat Waves on Record Worldwide

By Judy Fahys, Bob Berwyn

A medical team in Orange, California, with a doctor as the test subject, tests the impact of rising heat inside a car on the human body. Credit: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Medications Can Raise Heat Stroke Risk. Are Doctors Prepared to Respond as the Planet Warms?

By Nina Pullano

Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, above the Arctic Circle, in early July 2019. Credit: Danielle Brigida/USFWS

Alaska's Hottest Month on Record: Melting Sea Ice, Wildfires and Unexpected Die-Offs

By Sabrina Shankman

Almond groves on the Croatian island of Korcula have been under stress with the rising global temperatures. This summer's extreme heat has sent them into a tailspin, with some dying and others sprouting new leaves well out of season. Credit: Bob Berwyn

Dying Orchards, Missing Fish as Climate Change Fueled Europe’s Record Heat

By Bob Berwyn

Inuit fishermen prepare a net as free-floating ice floats behind them at the mouth of the Ilulissat Icefjord during unseasonably warm weather on July 30, 2019. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Greenland's Melting: Heat Waves Are Changing the Landscape Before Their Eyes

By Sabrina Shankman

Outdoor laborers, athletes and the elderly are among those most at risk as global temperatures rise. Sarah Reingewirtz/Pasadena Star News via Getty Images

Days of Extreme Heat Will Become Weeks as Climate Warms, U.S. Study Warns

By Kristoffer Tigue

A groundskeeper in Los Angeles sweats through a heat wave. Credit: Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

In These U.S. Cities, Heat Waves Will Kill Hundreds More as Temperatures Rise

By Bob Berwyn

Extreme heat killed more than 80 people in Japan in July, just a few weeks after flooding from downpours was blamed for more than 200 deaths there. Martin Bureau/Getty Images

This Summer’s Heat Waves Could Be the Strongest Climate Signal Yet

By Bob Berwyn

Google Earth map of nuclear power plants

Heat, Drought Take Toll on Nuke Plants

By Robert Krier, InsideClimate News

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The Lethal Effects of Climate Change

By Robert Krier, InsideClimate News

500 Million MW of Extra Energy Roiling Earth's Climate

By Lisa Song, SolveClimate News

Catawba Nuclear Station in York County, South Carolina

Can Nuclear Overcome Water Concerns?

By Lisa Song, SolveClimate News

Degree by Degree, Heat Waves Claim Lives, Study Warns

by Joan Oleck

Most Ever Heat: Record Temperatures on 19 Percent of Earth's Surface

By Guest Writer

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