Weather

Los Angeles paints the town — literally, to reflect the sun and cool the city

8:36pm July 26, 2023

by Caleigh Wells

A new project in Los Angeles is trying to cool the city by painting streets with a reflective coating to bounce away heat from the sun. Other cities like Phoenix are undertaking similar efforts.

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National

Life can be much hotter for Americans in or near big cities, new analysis shows

8:36pm July 26, 2023

by Nathan Rott

A new analysis finds that tens of millions of urban Americans are dealing with even hotter temperatures than their rural neighbors, as heatwaves blast the country.

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National

Phoenix power providers keep up with demand through record-breaking heat wave

8:36pm July 26, 2023

by Katie Davis-Young

Phoenix has continued to break the number of days above 110 degrees for more than three weeks. That's created record demand for power, something electric providers say they've been able to meet.

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Heat kills, but it doesn't have to: How the government can help

8:36pm July 26, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kathy Baughman McLeod of the Arsht-Rock Resilience Center about why heat waves don't have the same legitimacy or federal funding as other extreme weather events.

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In this image provide by NOAA, a fish swims near coral showing signs of bleaching at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23.

With Florida ocean temperatures topping 100, experts warn of damage to marine life

4:51pm July 26, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The startling 101.1 reading was recorded in Manatee Bay, near Everglades National Park. The rising ocean temperatures, driven by climate change, are already endangering nearby coral, experts say.

Multiple line charts showing rising rates of heat-related illness in 2023 compared to previous years.

This CDC data shows where rates of heat-related illness are highest

12:55pm July 26, 2023

Emergency rooms report when patients visit with health problems caused by heat. Find out when and where rates of illness are spiking, and explore trends over the last five years.

Heat waves shimmer, causing visual distortion, amid ongoing heat in Phoenix, Arizona this July.

It's hot out there. A new analysis shows it's much worse if you're in a city

6:16am July 26, 2023

by Nathan Rott

More than 40 million urban Americans are experiencing significantly hotter temperatures than their rural counterparts, new research finds.

Phoenix mayor on how the city is coping with heat above 110 degrees every day of July

5:45pm July 25, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego about how her city's residents are enduring day 26 with temperatures above 110 degrees.

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A warming climate could ruin this long held summer tradition in Sicily

5:28pm July 25, 2023

by Joseph Leahy

In Sicily, record breaking heat threatens a cooling tradition that has been handed down for generations. Every year in late July, a small village hikes to a mountain chasm for snow to make granita.

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Blistering temps and heat-related deaths aren't enough to keep tourists out of Zion

4:35pm July 25, 2023

by David Condos

Temperatures have been over 100 degrees for days at Zion National Park. Is it keeping the tourists away? No, even as two hikers in a nearby state park died of apparent heat-related causes Saturday.

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