Tag: heat
Hottest Summer on Record May Be Ending, but Fight to Protect Workers from Heat Is Far from Over
The scorching heat of the past summer has taken a toll on outdoor workers in the US, with…
School Districts Race To Invest In Cooling Solutions As Classrooms And Playgrounds Heat Up
Ylenia Aguilar has raised her sons in Arizona, where they are accustomed to scorching heat. She has witnessed…
Bumblebees lose most of their sense of smell after heat waves
If workers are unable to find and bring back food to the hive, the entire colony may suffer…
Best of Earth911 Podcast: Dandelion Energy’s Kathy Hannun on the Promise of Residential Geothermal Heat Pumps
Kathy Hannun, the president and co-founder of Dandelion Energy, is revolutionizing the way we heat and cool our…
U.S. Deaths from Heat Are Dangerously Undercounted
The death of Elidio Hernandez Gomez in August 2023 shed light on a concerning trend in the way…
Heat, Flooding, and Fire Overwhelming Halfway through 2024 Danger SeasonÂ
Navigating the Perils of Danger Season in 2024 As we find ourselves in the midst of Danger Season,…
NYC’s food delivery workers are sweltering in the heat — and demanding more protection
Delivery workers in New York City are facing a new challenge this summer as they navigate the oppressive…
2 spacecraft caught the waves that might heat and accelerate the solar wind
The solar wind, a stream of charged particles released from the sun's atmosphere, has been a subject of…
Deadly heat, clinical trial payments, mpox inequity
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices have revolutionized diabetes care over the past few decades by providing real-time blood…