‘Extreme Heat’ Days Have Tripled Since 1980s, and More Are Coming
Urban dwellers around the globe are sweating through three times as many “extreme heat” days as their counterparts did in the 1980s, a new study…
Read onUrban dwellers around the globe are sweating through three times as many “extreme heat” days as their counterparts did in the 1980s, a new study…
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Read onYou might think that wildfires in the western United States would only affect folks in places like Colorado, California or Oregon. But a new study…
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Read onOne-quarter of U.S. parents report that their child has had to quarantine because of possible COVID-19 exposure since school started, a new poll finds. The…
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