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Heatwave Brings Dangerous Temperatures to America’s Southwest
It’s currently very hot in the Southwest. In parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Texas, today’s predicted highs are well above 100 degrees. Those scorching three digit temperatures are expected to increase and persist across the region through the weekend, in the first heatwave of the season for some parts of the country.
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This Standing Air Conditioner’s Quiet Cool Will Make Me Miss Working From Home
At my therapist’s office, there’s a small portable AC. It’s a loudly humming, short monster that grunts at me, disapprovingly, from a foot away. I’ve coped with this by annunciating my anxieties. It’s actually cathartic at 45-minute intervals. But for my work-from-home pandemic setup, that kind of pandemonium is unsustainable. My apartment was one air…
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Dangerous Heat Wave Is Literally Melting Critical Infrastructure in Pacific Northwest
Power cables are melting. School districts are closing. Asphalt is too hot to touch. The heat wave roasting the Pacific Northwest is putting infrastructure at risk, and temperatures are expected to continue to rise on Monday. The failures show the staggering toll the climate crisis is already taking — and they’re a stark warning for…
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This Year’s Hole in the Ozone Is Twice the Size of the U.S.
If you’ve been looking to cast yourself into a deep hole from which you can never return (I have!), the one in the ozone layer is a prime choice right now.