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Heat Waves
As Reservoirs Go Dry, Mexico City and Bogotá Face Impending Water Crises
Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018, holds lessons for cities grappling with an El Niño-fueled drought.
Sense of Urgency About Climate Change Is Declining Among Youth, Poll Finds
Released amid record-breaking temperatures and rising seas, the survey reports an alarming decline in perceived urgency.
Employers and Trade Associations Are Resisting Heat Protections for Workers
Few states have rules mandating that all outdoor workers have access to water, rest and shade.
Record Ocean Heat Waves Threaten Ecosystems, Wreaking Havoc on Fisheries
Rising marine temperatures will remake natural ocean patterns and cost coastal economies billions in coming years.
Study Says Fossil Fuel Emissions Must Fall to Give Antarctica Chance of Survival
The Antarctic ice sheet now “contributes six times more mass to the ocean than it did just 30 years ago,” research says.
Heat-Related Deaths on the Rise as Senate GOP Pushes to Nix Climate Regulations
Heat-related deaths nearly doubled between 2010 and 2022, according to CDC data.
With No Electricity Amid Unprecedented Heat Wave, Gaza Houses Become Furnaces
The Israeli occupation is “turning our basic needs like food and electricity into wishes,” says one Palestinian mother.
Texas Activists Hold a “Thirst Strike” Demanding Heat Protections for Workers
They are calling for federal standards for rest and water breaks to prevent occupational heat illness and death.
Customs and Border Protection Is Caging Migrants Outdoors Amid Heat Wave
The Intercept's Ryan Devereaux saw about 50 migrants being held inside a chain-link pen in the southern Arizona desert.
China Sees Record-Breaking Temperatures as Europe Faces Historic Heat This Week
“We have not at all come close to grasping the scale and scope of the crisis we’re facing,” says Jeff Goodell.