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a woman douses herself with water from a plastic bottle on a hot, sunny day

What is a heat dome?

By Laura Baisas

Air conditioner in house window on Summer day.

New paint ‘sweats’ to keep buildings cool

The Third Avenue Bridge, which was built in 1898 and crosses the Harlem River between the Bronx and Manhattan, is reportedly stuck open due to the high temperatures on Monday, July 8, 2024 in New York, United States.

Stuck bridges, buckling roads−extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure

By Suyun Paul Ham / The Conversation

tourists in greece

Tourists are feeling the heat—and their bodies may not be able to catch up

By Kiley Price / Inside Climate News

running in the summer

How runners and cyclists can stay safe in extreme heat

By Susan Yeargin / The Conversation

Smoke rises as teams try to extinguish wildfires on Rhodes island, Greece on July 25, 2023. Some 19,000 people have been evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes as wildfires continued burning for a sixth day, authorities said on Sunday. As many as 266 firefighters and 49 fire engines were on the ground battling the blazes, assisted by five helicopters and 10 airplanes.

July 2023 was likely the hottest month in 120,000 years

By Laura Baisas

Cities are tapping residents to study climate change and extreme weather

Cities are tapping residents to study climate change and extreme weather

By Sarah Amandolare / Nexus Media

Children running a race at sunset

How to protect your children during heat waves

By Emmarie Huetteman / KHN

a heat map showing dark red on the city of las vegas and radiating out yellow to bits of green at the edge of the map as you move further from the city

Satellite images of Las Vegas show just how extreme urban heat islands can get

By Philip Kiefer, Lauren J. Young

The best energy efficient air conditioners composited

The best energy-efficient air conditioners

By Brandon Russell

A ‘heat dome’ is searing the US with record-breaking temperatures

A ‘heat dome’ is searing the US with record-breaking temperatures

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Aerial view of high chimney pipes with grey smoke from coal power plant. Production of electricity with fossil fuel.

Greenhouse gases, sea level rise, and ocean acidification all broke records in 2021

White electric fan in living room.

Feeling hot? Try these eco-friendly tips for cooling down.

By Carla Delgado

A lineup of the best heated socks on a white background

The best heated socks

By Jeremy Helligar, Amanda Reed

Cracked, drought-stricken soil with small plant growing.

2021 was the sixth hottest year on record

By Sara Kiley Watson

Four pairs of slippers laid out next to each other in a cutout pattern

The best heated slippers in 2025

By Billy Cadden, Amanda Reed

Ancient architecture might be key to creating climate-resilient buildings

Ancient architecture might be key to creating climate-resilient buildings

By Angely Mercado

the sun as seen with x-rays

How close can you get to the sun? Closer than you’d think.

By Alessandra Calderin

USGS geophysicist in a hard hat and gas mask at an erupting volcano in Hawaii

How to study a volcano when it destroys your lab

By Sarah Emerson

a human's hands hold a metal rod as they manipulate a rounded piece of orange glass

How glassblowers turn silica, soda ash, and lime into stunning works of art

By Rachel Feltman