Tag: Extreme
How to Keep Your Home Cool in Extreme Heat
This summer’s first extreme heat wave in North America—the result of a heat dome that has settled over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast—is...
Extreme Heat Is the Biggest Threat to Insurers and Businesses
Extreme Heat Is the Biggest Threat to Insurers and BusinessesDeadly temperatures put great stress not just on human life but also on the...
The World Isn’t Ready for the Mental Health Toll of Extreme...
The World Isn’t Ready for the Mental Health Toll of Extreme HeatTemperatures are rising, and so are mental health risksBy Madhusree Mukerjee edited...
South Korean Haenyeo Divers’ Extreme Lifestyle Is Shaping Their Genetics
Often likened to mermaids in media reports and popular culture, South Korea’s famed Haenyeo (“sea women”) spend much of the day underwater, diving...
Lawmakers Form First Extreme Heat Caucus, Citing ‘Deadly Risk’
Lawmakers Form First Extreme Heat Caucus, Citing ‘Deadly Risk’The House of Representatives’ first caucus to address extreme heat is being launched by a...
Is Extreme Heat is Quietly Making Your Indoor Air Toxic? Simple...
New Delhi: When we think of air pollution, the image that typically comes to mind is thick smog settling over cities during the...
Bayesian Superyacht Sank After ‘Extreme’ Wind Gust, Report Says
The majestic Bayesian superyacht, which foundered last year off Sicily, killing seven people, was likely knocked over by an intense gust of wind...
Climate Change Will Cause a Lifetime of Extreme Heat for Today’s...
Today’s Children Face a Lifetime of Extreme Heat because of Climate ChangeYoung people today will be exposed to a number of heat waves...
Trump Staff Cuts Hollow Out Extreme Heat Programs
CLIMATEWIRE | Widespread layoffs this week at the Department of Health and Human Services have effectively dismantled programs aimed at keeping Americans safe...
How the Ukraine War Caused Extreme Environmental Damage
The human costs of Russia’s war in Ukraine are enormous, measured in mass graves, nightly missile attacks, traumatized children and hundreds of thousands...