Extreme heat takes a toll on animals and plants. What their keepers do to protect them
At the Phoenix Zoo and Desert Botanical Garden, complex operations to keep animals and plants safe from climate change may ...
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Texas’ prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme indoor heat, critics say
About 25% of Texas’ correctional officer positions are unfilled. Inmates say the shortages make it harder for them to get ...
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109 degrees on the first day of school? In some districts, extreme heat is changing the school calendar.
Climate change has become part of the back-to-school conversation. But with summers getting not just hotter, but longer, ...
Some schools pushing back start dates due to extreme temperatures
Climate change will “probably hasten a push back to a September start in places that have somewhat temperate Junes,” Joshua ...
Southern California’s extreme heat might finally come to an end
Brace yourselves, Southern Californians. A break from the heat is on its way. You just might have to wait another day, ...
Without legal protections, farmworkers rely on employers to survive extreme heat
Like most people working outdoors in Phoenix, America's hottest big city, farmworkers have to learn how to cope with the hot summer weather.
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LA’s extreme heat is making the air worse to breathe. Here’s why
The sunlight sparks reactions in the air that are harmful to our heart and respiratory systems, but extreme heat accelerates ...
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Extreme heat is making schools hotter — and learning harder
The 19th reports on the rising temperatures in classrooms that translate to dehydrated, exhausted kids and teachers who have ...
Extreme heat strains the power grid and causes outages through Los Angeles County
Record-setting temperatures caused about 130 outages, cutting power to more than 16,500 households in LA city.
Extreme Heat to Give Way to Cooler Conditions By Mid-Week, Forecasters Say
A heat advisory remained in effect until at least 8 p.m. Monday for the cities of Carlsbad, Encinitas, Chula Vista, Vista, ...
Calls to Protect Renters from Extreme Heat Grow in US, Canada
Unlike heating on cold days, most landlords in the US and Canada are not required to have air conditioning in rental housing.
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UPDATE: San Diego County Issues Health Warning Amid Extreme Heat and Toxic Gases from Tijuana River Valley
Extreme heat in South San Diego worsens air quality due to Tijuana River Valley pollution, prompting indoor stay advisory.