‘It’s Torture’: Brutal Heat Broils Texas Prisons, Killing Dozens Of Inmates
"Legal action aims to force criminal justice department to air condition prisons, where 85,000 are at risk of heat illnesses"
Source: Guardian, 08/12/2024
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"62.1 Million People In The U.S. May Be Exposed To Dangerous Heat Today"
"The [Washington] Post is tracking the potential for dangerous heat using the heat index, which accounts for the combined impact of temperature and humidity"
Source: Washington Post, 08/08/2024
Extreme Heat Is Impacting Most Americans’ Electricity Bills: AP-NORC Poll
"Around 7 in 10 Americans say in the last year extreme heat has had an impact on their electricity bills, ranging from minor to major, and most have seen at least a minor impact on their outdoor activities, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research."
Source: AP, 08/08/2024
More Than 120 People Died In Tokyo From Heatstroke In July As Temps Soar
"More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said Tuesday."
Source: AP, 08/07/2024
DOE Awards $2.2B To Strengthen The Electrical Grid And Add Clean Power
"The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power."
Source: AP, 08/07/2024
"As U.S. Heat Deaths Rise, Some Landlords Oppose Right To Air Conditioning"
"Summers in New York City are difficult for Anthony Gay and his family. A small, portable air conditioner in his bedroom is the only relief they have from soaring temperatures in their Brooklyn rental."
Source: Reuters, 08/06/2024
"Extreme ‘Heat Dome’ Hitting Olympics ‘Impossible’ Without Global Heating"
"The “heat dome” causing scorching temperatures across western Europe and north Africa, and boiling athletes and spectators at the Olympic Games in Paris, would have been impossible without human-caused global heating, a rapid analysis has found."
Source: Guardian, 08/01/2024
"Hotter Temperatures Are Causing Trees to Have Heat Strokes"
"How climate-change-driven drying of the air is leading to tree deaths the world over".
Source: Sierra, 07/30/2024
"Project 2025 Plan Calls For Demolition Of NOAA and National Weather Service"
"Among its many sweeping calls for change in American government, a conservative platform document known as Project 2025 urges the demolition of some of the nation’s most dependable resources for tracking weather, combating climate change and protecting the public from environmental hazards."
Source: LA Times, 07/29/2024
"How Pennsylvania’s Oil Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across The State"
"Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway."
Source: Grist, 07/26/2024
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