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Blazing hot surfaces risk causing catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert
Los Angeles Times· 16 hours agoSizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds pose risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach...
Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
National Post· 5 days agoAlfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine...
'My game is electric': Draft prospect Morlando packs power, personality
Major League Baseball· 2 days agoPHOENIX -- For 18 consecutive plate appearances during his senior season at Summerville (S.C.) HS,...
Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
Toronto Star· 1 day agoAround 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and...
These Voters Supported Biden in 2020. But Now …
New York Times· 18 hours agoJeanne Winograd, 72, a Democrat in Phoenix, is such a ride-or-die fan of President Biden that, on Valentine’s Day, she mailed him a card to say his vigor...
Expert advice on weathering Georgia’s heat and humidity. Hint: heat stroke is real
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoBut a study from the University of Ottawa suggests fans might not be as helpful as previously...
Jim Hightower, AlterNet
The Raw Story· 5 days agoToday, America's higher education complex approaches students with the same sort of convoluted logic that guided Butch's sex education: "A college degree is the key to prosperity ...
Extreme heat across island now more likely - study
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoThe study, led by Professor Andrew Parnell of the Hamilton Institute, suggests that what was once a one-in-180 year...which last occurred over 80 years ago, are now much more ...
Gulls Nathan Flewelling hoping to inspire the next generation
Red Deer Advocate· 6 days agoIt's been a busy summer for Nathan Flewelling. The Innisfail product, who now calls Red Deer home,...
Climate change is making for a dangerously hot election
Mother Jones· 4 days agoBoth Republican and Democratic politicians have been holding rallies and other political events...