Subscribe to CNN’s Life, But Greener newsletter and gain access to our limited series designed to help you reduce your personal impact on the climate crisis and alleviate eco-anxiety. As the climate crisis worsens, we are increasingly hearing stories of farmers whose crops are struggling in dry conditions and individuals losing their homes to rampant …
A recent study showed that global heat deaths could rise by 370% if measures are not taken to control the impact of global warming. This study was published in The Lancet, a medical journal, on Tuesday. The study, which also suggests that nearly 524.9 million people could suffer from food insecurity with an increase of …
Exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy has been linked to a higher risk of severe maternal health problems, according to a recent study. A study published in JAMA Network Open found a significant association between long-term heat exposure in the third trimester and severe maternal morbidity (SMM). SMM refers to severe and unexpected conditions during …
Santos Brizuela, a hardworking laborer, has endured numerous challenges throughout his career. From heatstroke while cutting sugar cane in Mexico to chronic laryngitis due to prolonged exposure to the hot sun, Brizuela has faced it all. However, last summer in Las Vegas, he reached his breaking point. The intense sun exposure caused him immediate …
The scorching heat in Phoenix has shattered records this summer, resulting in the cancellation of yet another concert. Rapper 50 Cent expressed concern for the safety of concertgoers as he announced the postponement of his scheduled show at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre due to the dangerous triple-digit temperatures. Reflecting on the extreme weather …
Over the past two years, researchers, shellfish managers, and indigenous tribes have collaborated to investigate the impacts of the unprecedented heat dome that engulfed the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 2021. This scorching heatwave broke records, with temperatures reaching a staggering 121 degrees Fahrenheit, causing severe damage to infrastructure and ecosystems. The aftermath of …
More than 140 million people in the Midwest and Southeast regions received warnings about dangerously high temperatures on Tuesday as a significant heat wave swept across over a dozen states. The National Weather Service predicts that the heat will intensify throughout the week. In a Tuesday update, the agency stated that while hot weather is …
The Biden administration has launched a innovative information system aimed at mapping emergency medical services (EMS) responses to heat-related illnesses throughout the country. This online dashboard, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, has been designed to aid public health officials in ensuring that necessary …
In a groundbreaking announcement, the European climate monitoring organization declared that July 2023 has officially become Earth’s hottest month on record. With an average global temperature of 16.95 degrees Celsius (62.51 degrees Fahrenheit), July surpassed the previous record set in 2019 by a remarkable margin of one-third of a degree Celsius (six tenths of a …
According to the European climate monitoring organization, July 2023 has officially been declared Earth’s hottest month on record, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by a significant margin. The global average temperature for July reached 62.51 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 0.6 degrees higher than the previous record. It’s worth noting that temperature records are …