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A homeless person adjusts a friend's tent to help increase shade cover in a section of The Zone, Phoenix's largest homeless encampment.

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  • Weather

Phoenix melts in a record streak of days over 110 degrees. And it's not over yet

Tuesday marks 26 consecutive days in Phoenix, Az. with a temperature over 110 degrees, and it doesn't look like it will let up any time soon.

July 25, 2023
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  • Megan Lim and
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse
GPB News NPR

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  • Weather

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

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.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse,
  • Christopher Intagliata,
  • and 1 more
Tens of millions of Americans — including residents in Phoenix, where a billboard displays a temperature of 118 degrees last week — have been living under extreme heat warnings or advisories during the last few weeks. A new study finds climate change is making heat waves more common.

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  • Climate

U.S., European heat waves 'virtually impossible' without climate change, study finds

Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Nathan Rott
Tens of millions of Americans have been living under extreme heat warnings or advisories during the last few weeks including Phoenix. A new study finds climate change is making heatwaves more common.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Climate worsens heat waves; Israel protests; Emmett Till monument

A study finds climate change is making heat waves worse. Protests erupted in Israel after the government passed a law to weaken its judiciary. Biden will designate a national monument for Emmett Till.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen and
  • Anandita Bhalerao
Jacqueline Trejo, mayor of Macuelizo, walks past one of the town's murals. The pink flowering tree that's depicted is the source of the town's name. She wanted to improve the quality of life there but lacked the funds to fulfill her plans.

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  • Latin America

A Honduras mayor gambled on a plan for her town. She got 80 guitars ... and a lot more

Mayor Suyapa Jaqueline Trejo wanted music education for the youth of Macuelizo and a better quality of life for her town. Her municipality was strapped for cash. So she came up with a novel idea.

July 24, 2023
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza and
  • Joel Rose
A row of mailboxes tagged with evacuation notices during the Oak Fire in Mariposa, Calif., in July 2022. Many residents in the area are losing their home insurance because of rising wildfire risk.

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  • Climate

How climate change could cause a home insurance meltdown

It's increasingly expensive and difficult to get home insurance, as losses rise from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes. And the solutions aren't always politically popular.

July 24, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley,
  • Rebecca Hersher,
  • and 1 more
July 19, 2023: Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in a forest near Nea Peramos, west of Athens.

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  • Europe

Wildfires in Greece prompt massive evacuations, leaving tourists in limbo

Tens of thousands of people, many of them British tourists, are scrambling to evacuate from Rhodes and Corfu as wildfires rage across the country. Temperatures are expected to climb again Tuesday.

July 24, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Austin, Texas, construction workers dig on a hot day in August 2021. Last month, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that overturns local ordinances in some Texas cities that mandate regular rest breaks for such workers.

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  • Health

Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks

In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law undoing local protections that ensured breaks for laborers who spend their days in scorching heat. The law takes effect Sept. 1.

July 21, 2023
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By:
  • Hannah Levitan, Investigative Reporting Workshop
A UPS delivery truck drives through an intersection in San Francisco.

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  • Business

Delivery drivers are forced to confront the heatwave head on

For many, the key to avoiding these record high temperatures is staying inside and blasting the AC. But what about the people whose work keeps them outside for hours at a time?

July 21, 2023
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By:
  • Danielle Kaye and
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Heavy smoke from Canada's wildfires has put a thick haze over large parts of the U.S. this summer. Here, visitors to New York City hold a map showing city landmarks on a clear day as they stand on the viewing deck of Rockefeller Center in late June.

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  • Weather

Why can't Canada just put the fires out? Here are 5 answers to key questions

In Canada, more than 25 million acres of land — an area larger than Portugal — has burned, and the fire season shows no signs of slowing. Here's why many fires are being left to burn.

July 21, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Workers install solar panels at the Port of Los Angeles in California.

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  • Climate

The U.S. could slash climate pollution, but it might not be enough, a new report says

The Inflation Reduction Act could help the U.S. cut greenhouse gas pollution up to 42% from 2005 levels by 2030. That's still short of what the country promised under the Paris Climate Agreement.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Andres Matamoros wipes the sweat from his face while selling fresh fruit and cold coconuts from his roadside stand on June 28, 2023, in Houston. Nearly 400 daily maximum temperature records fell in the South in June and the first half of July, most of them in Texas.

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  • Climate

El Niño will likely continue into early 2024, driving even more hot weather

El Niño is warming up the water in the Pacific Ocean. That extra heat affects the whole planet, and has helped drive record-breaking hot weather.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
The sun rises above the Atlantic Ocean as waves crash near beach goers walking along a jetty, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Bal Harbour, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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  • News

Up First briefing: Climate-conscious buildings; Texas abortion bans; GMO mosquitoes

It's time for infrastructure to take climate change into account. Texas' abortion bans are in court today. Scientists want to genetically modify mosquitos to help fight malaria.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
An air conditioner undergoes repair earlier this month in Austin, Texas. Record-breaking temperatures continue across large swaths of the U.S.

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  • Weather

Your air conditioner isn't built for this heat. 5 tips can boost performance

Extreme temperatures present a significant challenge to AC systems, which engineers and installers say are really only designed to keep indoor temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than outside.

July 19, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
The sun rises above the Atlantic Ocean as waves crash near beachgoers walking along a jetty. Ocean temperatures averaged five degrees warmer around South Florida beginning in July.

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  • Climate

As seas get hotter, South Florida gets slammed by an ocean heat wave

A dramatic increase in ocean temperatures around South Florida in early July caught scientists off-guard. They're now rushing to help struggling coral on the only inshore reef in the continental U.S.

July 19, 2023
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  • Jenny Staletovich
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