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"Adopting the proposed rule is critical to protecting the health and lives of farmworkers and other workers who can become ...
Record-breaking humidity has exacerbated this summer's heat for almost half of the country. This has been the muggiest first ...
The world is facing record humidity and heat. In 2024–2025, global humid heat days soared, threatening human health.
Heat health action plans, according to the World Health Organization, consider climate adaptation strategies like meteorological early warning systems, timely public and medical advice ...
On Tuesday at 1:31 p.m. a heat advisory was issued by the NWS Eureka CA valid from Friday 11 a.m. until Saturday 11 p.m. The ...
In recent weeks, extreme heat waves have broiled the United States, China and Europe. But scientists are warning of another hazardous form of heat: chronic heat.
New research reveals a risk of using fans in certain heat conditions for older adults. Find out when they help and when they ...
Of all the natural disasters, heat is the No. 1 killer, studies show. And as temperatures continue to rise because of the climate crisis, scientists expect it to make even more people ill.
But climate change-induced health impacts are gaining traction as a primary concern — heat chief among them, but so are air quality, water quality, disease-carrying insects and secondary impacts ...
Houston's Health Department launches a dashboard to monitor real-time impacts of extreme heat on public health.