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January wasn't expected to break global temperature records. But it did

12:17pm February 12, 2025

The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January — and the fact that it didn't has climate researchers worried.

Heat Advisory in effect until Wednesday night in New York

2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery

1:51pm January 10, 2025

The official numbers are in: 2024 is the hottest year on record. Climate change is the main culprit. But there might be something else going on, too.

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Young people are dying of heat and their risks could grow, study finds

2:00pm December 06, 2024

Scientists have pointed out that extreme heat is particularly dangerous for older people. A new study shows that young, healthy people are also dying too often in extreme weather.

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With no federal standard for heat, states are making their own to protect workers

6:00am August 02, 2024

by Emily Hofstaedter

There is currently no federal heat law, but states have been passing protections as workers toil in extreme temperatures.

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Health & Safety

We asked, you answered: How do you stay cool without air conditioning?

8:45am July 27, 2024

by Gisele Grayson

How do you cool down without air conditioning? Our readers respond with clever hacks involving towels, ice packs — anc pickle.

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Health & Safety

How to stay cool in extreme heat without air conditioning

5:38pm July 12, 2024

by Gulrez Shah Azhar

How do you stay cool when it's 120 degrees and there's no AC? Dr. Gulrez Shah Azhar, who grew up in India, shares strategies from the Global South.

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As heat waves intensify, more public housing residents may get help with AC bills

4:00pm July 04, 2024

by Jennifer Ludden

For decades, public housing providers could subsidize heating bills but not air-conditioning. New Biden administration guidance changes that, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough.

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Health & Safety

Guilford County Emergency Services shares safety tips during extreme heat

4:18pm June 25, 2024

by David Ford

Guilford County encourages residents to learn about the difference in heat-related illnesses. Heat exhaustion occurs when the body loses an excessive amount of water and salt, typically due to profuse sweating. Heat stroke, the most severe heat-related illness, occurs when the body loses its ability to regulate temperature.

Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims died in heat-stricken Hajj

9:20pm June 21, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Collective prayers and struggles are core to Islam's Hajj, but heat took a toll this year: Hundreds died and thousands sought treatment for heat exhaustion.

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New rules will protect California workers from dangerous heat indoors

6:54am June 21, 2024

by Alejandra Borunda

California joins just two other states that have heat regulations in place meant to keep millions of people who work in facilities like warehouses, restaurants or refineries safe.