Extreme heat will drive up health care costs by $1 billion each summer, study finds
Extreme heat will generate about $1 billion in health care costs every summer as more people get rushed to the emergency room or admitted to the hospital to treat temperature-related conditions, a recent study found.
2023-07-21 06:45
We can't air-condition our way out of America's heat crisis
Extreme heat in the summer has become America's brutal new reality. But local, state and federal aid programs and infrastructure to help people cool down haven't kept up with the country's record-shattering temperatures.
2023-07-21 00:57
Louisiana juveniles are suffering dangerous heat and isolation in an old death row facility built for adults, a lawsuit states. Experts say the harm could be irreversible
Children in the custody of Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former death row building at an adult prison are suffering dangerous heat conditions and routine isolation in their cells that experts say could cause serious and irreversible harm, according to a federal court filing Monday.
2023-07-20 02:17
Meg 2: The Trench director wants to turn series into franchise
'Meg 2: The Trench' filmmaker Ben Wheatley wants to turn the Jason Statham-led series into a full blown franchise.
2023-07-18 15:21
Lilly Applies for Alzheimer’s Drug’s US Approval After Trial Success
Eli Lilly & Co. said it applied for full US approval of its Alzheimer’s disease drug that’s expected
2023-07-17 22:45
Arizona senator leans on astronaut past to call for climate crisis action amid blistering heat wave
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on Sunday leaned into his experience as an astronaut to call for climate crisis action amid a blistering heatwave across the United States, including his home state of Arizona.
2023-07-17 00:51
Unprecedented heat in Florida's waters could trigger one of the state's worst coral bleaching events
A sudden marine heat wave off the coast of Florida has surprised scientists and sent water temperatures soaring to unprecedented highs, threatening one of the most severe coral bleaching events the state has ever seen.
2023-07-12 19:51
Sweltering Americans have fewer protections against power shutoffs this summer
With another searing heat wave blanketing parts of the United States this week, many Americans are sweating being able to afford their air conditioning. And often there's not a lot of public assistance available.
2023-07-11 21:27
A 'perfect storm' of ingredients are combining to create deadly flooding and record heat, scientist says
The climate crisis is "supercharging" extreme weather events like flooding and heat waves, Michael E. Mann told CNN.
2023-07-11 19:45
The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat
The Earth recently recorded its hottest day ever -- a record experts warn will likely be repeatedly broken as the climate crisis drives temperatures higher and higher.
2023-07-09 15:17
How warming oceans are driving the climate juggernaut
Experts are predicting that the developing El Niño is likely to make 2023 the world's hottest year.
2023-07-09 08:24
El Niño + climate change = heat records
Climate change combined with this year's El Niño set a new world record for worldwide heat on Tuesday -- 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit or 17.18 degrees Celsius.
2023-07-06 04:55