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News Articles: extreme heat

The average temperature across the globe in 2024 set a record. Climate change is helping drive longer and more intense heat waves.

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  • Climate

2023 was extremely hot. Then came 2024

It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

December 24, 2024
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
A football player in Macon, Georgia, drinks water during practice in August 2024.

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  • Children's Health

This is how Georgia is leading the nation in protecting student athletes from heat stroke

Georgia once led the nation with 58 deaths related to extreme heat between 1980 and 2009, according to research from the University of Georgia. Bud Cooper, with the Mary Frances Early College of Education Department of Kinesiology, helped change that.

August 07, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Global Health

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

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

July 27, 2024
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By:
  • Gisele Grayson
Southwest Airlines says it's taking steps to keep its onboard beverages cooler.

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  • National

Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures

The extreme heat searing the U.S. this summer is having an unexpected consequence thousands of feet in the air: It's causing some beverage cans on Southwest Airlines flights to burst when opened.

July 19, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Limonana, aka Egyptian Mint Lemonade

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  • Perspective

Drinks to keep you cool as the world heats up

Given all the heavy news swirling around these past few weeks, we wanted to try to bring the temperature down a little. So here it is: drinks to help you cool down.

July 16, 2024
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By:
  • Leah Donnella
Sunland Park Fire Department firefighters and police officers roll a migrant woman, who was suffering from heat-related illness, on a gurney to be loaded into an ambulance in a residential area in Sunland Park, N.M., on Friday, June 28, 2024.

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  • National

Border town firefighters scramble to save migrants from extreme summer heat

Over two hot days, the Sunland Park Fire Department responded to 10 calls to help migrants overcome by heat illness. Firefighters say heat emergencies are increasingly common along the border.

July 08, 2024
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
An empty room is pictured in a concrete house in Matam, Senegal. Many families don't have electricity nor the means to own a fan or air conditioning to help quell the intense heat at night, temperatures can stay around 35 degree Celsius throughout the night.

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  • World

Lethal heat in West Africa is driven by human-caused climate change

The recent deadly heat in West Africa is driven by human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, particularly in the wealthy Northern Hemisphere, according to an international report.

April 18, 2024
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By:
  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
Warehouse workers often labor in extremely hot conditions in California, as do many others whose workplaces are indoors. The state has been considering new rules protecting them when temperatures soar to dangerous levels, but political headwinds have left the rules in limbo.

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  • Climate

California wants to protect indoor workers from heat. That goal is now in limbo

The state was on the cusp of making new rules to protect people who work in places like warehouses from dangerous heat. A last-minute shake-up leaves workers wondering if they'll be safe come summer.

March 23, 2024
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By:
  • Alejandra Borunda
A thermal imaging device attached to an iPhone shows a range of temperatures with reds and oranges representing hot conditions. Some cities are mapping heat to better understand how to prepare for extreme temperatures.

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  • Climate

How mapping 'heat islands' can help cities prepare for extreme heat

Oklahoma City and several other cities last year worked with NOAA to map neighborhoods to find out how heat impacts neighborhoods. The data can help cities prepare and adapt to a warmer world.

February 01, 2024
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By:
  • Britny Cordera
Marching bands are getting creative to beat the heat of climate change. Some changes include covering brass instruments under direct sunlight, scheduling frequent water breaks and time to put on extra sunscreen, no longer wearing traditional marching band uniforms at games and practicing before sunrise or after sunset.

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  • Climate

Marching bands have been struggling with extreme heat. Here's how they're adjusting

Marching bands returned to practice this fall under challenges like extreme heat and irregular weather conditions. They're getting creative to beat the heat of climate change.

October 06, 2023
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By:
  • Janet W. Lee
President Biden, seen here at a briefing on extreme heat conditions on July 27, wants communities to do more to formally plan for extremely hot summers.

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  • Politics

This summer has been a scorcher. DHS wants communities to plan for more of them

The administration is releasing new suggested guidelines for states and local communities on how to protect against extreme temperatures.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
People shop for air conditioners during a heat wave last week in New York City. Many people who live in public housing can't afford such units or the utility bills that come with them — and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning.

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  • National

Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing

Many people in public housing are especially vulnerable to extreme heat, and there's no federal requirement for air conditioning. That leaves some tenants struggling to pay for it on their own.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
A summer of extreme heat is raising alarms of health risks. Here, a child plays in a waterfall feature at Yards Park in Washington, D.C., on June 26.

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  • Children's Health

Here's how you can help kids stay healthy if they play outside in a heat wave

Little kids are like a "small potato" whose core can heat up faster than an adult's, an expert tells NPR. Here are tips for helping children stay safe in extreme temperatures.

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Maria Godoy
Close up of an emergency defibrillator

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  • Children's Health

Back to school: How to protect kids and student athletes from cardiac arrest, heatstroke

Lebron James' eldest son, Bronny James, collapsed earlier this week after experiencing a cardiac arrest while practicing at the University of Southern California. This news comes as thousands of student-athletes are preparing to return to practice. GPB's Orlando Montoya talked to The Mayo Clinic's Dr. Michael Ackerman about protecting your kids from sudden cardiac arrest and heatstroke.

 

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Orlando Montoya
President Biden speaks about the heat wave on July 27, 2023. He announced some new measures to address extreme heat, including more inspections to protect workers.

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  • Climate

Biden rolled out some new measures to respond to extreme heat as temperatures soar

On a very hot day in Washington, President Biden met with mayors from two cities grappling with extreme heat, announcing some new measures to try to help workers deal with the issue.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
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