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Mental Health Emergencies Surge During Heat Waves
Heat waves are dangerous — they can lead to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and death for vulnerable people who may have a harder time staying cool. Now, new evidence points to heat waves significantly impacting mental health as well.
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Greek Scientists Want to Name Heat Waves Like Hurricanes
Greece has suffered through a summer of hellish heat. Now, experts want to give heat waves names and rankings like the ones assigned to hurricanes and tropical storms.
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81 Million Americans Are Suffering Under Heat Watches and Warnings
Extreme heat is blanketing a huge portion of the country, save those in the Great Lakes and New England (you lucky, lucky bastards). A staggering 81 million are living in areas under some form of heat warning from the U.S. National Weather Service.
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What Makes a Heat Wave?
We live in an era of endless heat. Winter or summer, Arctic or tropics, it doesn’t matter. Heat waves have become a fixture of the climate crisis and modern life.