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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.
Environment

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

By Suyun Paul Ham / The Conversation

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Environment

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
Science

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.
Environment

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
Environment

Cities are tapping residents to study climate change and extreme weather

By Sarah Amandolare / Nexus Media

Children running a race at sunset
Health

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
Environment

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
Gear

The best energy-efficient air conditioners of 2024

By Brandon Russell

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

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.
Environment

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

By Hannah Seo

White electric fan in living room.
Environment

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

By Carla Delgado

A lineup of the best heated socks on a white background
Gear

The best heated socks in 2024

By Jeremy Helligar, Amanda Reed

Cracked, drought-stricken soil with small plant growing.
Environment

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
Gear

The best heated slippers in 2024

By Billy Cadden, Amanda Reed

Ancient architecture might be key to creating climate-resilient buildings
Environment

Ancient architecture might be key to creating climate-resilient buildings

By Angely Mercado

the sun as seen with x-rays
Science

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
Environment

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
Environment

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

By Rachel Feltman

a man and a woman lean in to kiss
Science

What’s the secret to sexiness?

By Erin Blakemore

atlas-uranium-mill0overhead
Environment

Once the Uranium Capital of the World, Moab, Utah, wants to unload its radioactive legacy

By Sarah Scoles