As Global Temperatures Rise, Nigeria Faces a Cooling Crisis
With electricity scarce, Africa’s most populated country struggles to provide lifesaving cooling without worsening the very crisis causing the heat.
Getting Hot in Here
Hot playgrounds and children's health: A multiscale analysis of surface temperatures in Arizona, USA
To provide novel quantification and advanced measurements of surface temperatures (Ts) in playgrounds, employing multiple scales of data, and provide …
What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal | World Resources Institute
New data from WRI finds that in most cities, the difference between 3 degrees C and 1.5 degrees C of warming is sizable.
Trends of Heat-Related Deaths in the US, 1999-2023
This study examines trends in heat-related mortality rates in the US population from 1999 to 2023.
Your Favorite Wine Regions Will Feel the Heat
Geographic designations have protected Europe’s greatest wines for over a century. A hotter planet means something has to change.
If You Get Meds by Mail, They May Be Losing Potency in Summer Heat
Parts of the U.S. have experienced record-setting heat waves over the past few summers, which may have caused pharmaceutical ingredients to degrade while en route.
"The Olympic Village AC debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action"
The row over air conditioning at the Paris 2024 Olympics higlights the challenge we face in gaining support for green technologies, writes Smith Mordak.
that's successfully been keeping buildings and landmarks across Paris cool
Insurance Helped 46,000 Indian Women Avoid Deadly Work During Heat Waves
An innovative insurance program is paying daily wage laborers in India a portion of their income on days the temperature breaches a threshold.
Schools that never needed AC are now overheating. Fixes will cost billions.
As heat waves creep north, they are baking schools that previously did not need air conditioning. Fixing the problem will be neither cheap, nor easy.
Companies are reshaping operations to cope with a changing climate
Companies are increasingly changing the way they do business to cope with increasingly frequent episodes of extreme weather.
One of Europe’s Hottest Cities Harnesses a 1,000-Year-Old Cooling Technique
Cities are the first line of defense in humanity’s battle against deadly heat. Bloomberg Green’s Hot Cities series looks at changes some of the world’s hottest cities are making to protect their people from extreme temperatures.
In photos: How delivery riders are coping with India’s extreme heat wave
Brutal temperatures in New Delhi, reaching as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, have claimed over 100 lives.
A Biden rule on heat safety at work could take years — but if you're pregnant, you're already protected
New regulations likely won’t be implemented until 2026, but the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act already covers some employees.
Opinion | Kids getting burned on swings and slides? Here’s how to fix it.
In our warming world, kids are running out of places to play safely.
It's Getting Too Hot for Tropical Trees to Photosynthesize, Scientists Warn
A small fraction of tropical tree leaves already pass the threshold, scientists estimate, and that number could grow under worst-case climate models.
How a Colombian City Cooled Dramatically in Just Three Years
With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, the Colombian city is driving down temperatures -- and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.
Capri lifts ban on tourists after resolving problems with water supply
Ferries from Naples and Sorrento had been forced to return to port as mayor described situation as ‘real emergency’