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Heat domes slower, worse

Climate change is making heatwaves not only hotter, but effectively longer-lasting and larger in size, thus impacting more people, a new study finds. The research, published Friday in Science Advances, revealed heat

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Water Shortages and Heat

Most of Brazil was on a heat alert this weekend, as heat indices reached as high as 140°F. An ocean away, South Sudan is closing its schools in advance of an extreme,

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Heat Pumps For Apartments

Small, window-mounted heat pumps could bring massive energy savings — and quieter, individualized temperature control — to tenants and others living in multi-unit apartment and condo buildings with centralized heating, the AP

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98% Of Humanity Felt The Heat

Nearly every person on planet Earth experienced hotter temperatures this summer because of climate change, a new peer-reviewed report from Climate Central finds. Almost 8 billion people across 180 countries and 22

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Schools Close Due To Heat

More than 60 million people across the U.S. from Dallas to Burlington, Vermont, are under heat alerts as more extreme heat stifles the country. “Simply put, the next several days will be

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Heat Dome Stifles Midwest

A massive heat dome is bringing extreme temperatures to huge swaths of the middle of the contiguous 48 states. About 126 million people are under a heat alert with temperatures breaking records

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Oil Refineries Broken By Extreme Heat

As a result of extreme heat along the Gulf Coast, Texas's deregulated and largely methane-gas-driven electricity prices skyrocketed by 800% on Sunday, as the heat broke oil refineries incapable of operating at

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Typhoons, Heat Hit East Asia

Multiple kinds of extreme weather are pummeling wide swaths of East Asia. In northern China, the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri dumped more rain in a 72-hour period than ever recorded since 1860

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Many Employers Fighting Heat Protections

Big business lobbying groups, including those representing major agriculture and construction companies, are lobbying hard to make sure American workers are minimally protected from extreme heat, The Guardian Reports. On Monday, more

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Food Insecurity Intersects With Heat

Native American tribes, people facing food insecurity, and people experiencing homelessness are among those hardest hit by the extreme heat — virtually impossible without climate change — across the country. The Fort

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