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

By Nina Pullano

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

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

By Sabrina Shankman

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

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

By Bob Berwyn

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

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

By Sabrina Shankman

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

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

By Kristoffer Tigue

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

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

By Bob Berwyn

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

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

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

Heat, Drought Take Toll on Nuke Plants

By Robert Krier

Google Earth map of nuclear power plants

The Lethal Effects of Climate Change

By Robert Krier

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500 Million MW of Extra Energy Roiling Earth's Climate

By Lisa Song

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