Climate Extreme Heat
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![Collage of earth falling into a broken net made of a dollar bill]()
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As climate risks mount, the insurance safety net is collapsing
Natural disasters now cost the U.S. insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?
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![A person in Brazil splashes water on their face to cool off during a heat wave.]()
![A person in Brazil splashes water on their face to cool off during a heat wave.]()
Earth just set another heat record — by the largest margin yet
The average temperature in September was "absolutely gobsmackingly bananas."
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![A thermometer reads 42 degrees Celsius during a rare winter heat wave in Brazil.]()
![A thermometer reads 42 degrees Celsius during a rare winter heat wave in Brazil.]()
Winter just ended in South America. It’s 110 degrees.
The unseasonal heat in Brazil is bad news for the world's supply of coffee and soybeans.
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![A woman runs along a lake as the sun rises next to power lines.]()
![A woman runs along a lake as the sun rises next to power lines.]()
Smart thermostats are helping Arizona’s grid ride out extreme heat
Amid soaring temperatures, Arizona has seen success with utility programs that incentivize people to turn down the AC when the power grid is stressed.
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It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Anemones, sponges, and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures. It's a troubling sign for Florida Bay and beyond.
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Extreme heat is linked to higher risk of life-threatening delivery complications for pregnant people
A new study found significant associations between both long- and short-term exposure to environmental heat during a pregnancy and severe maternal morbidity.
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![Digital collage of woman sleeping with an orange circle and red circle above her]()
Is it time for the world to take a siesta?
An idea from the past could provide a way to cope with extreme heat.
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Parts of the world have already grown too hot for human survival
Even more areas will face such conditions as the planet continues to warm from fossil fuel combustion.
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![A person kneels beneath a tree as the sun dips below the horizon after a hot day in Missouri.]()
![A person kneels beneath a tree as the sun dips below the horizon after a hot day in Missouri.]()
The planet just sizzled through the hottest summer on record
Scientists have long warned that scorching summers — marked by heat waves, freak storms, and drought — could become the norm.
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Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths
"The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world."
