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The history of heat waves reveals the urgency of adaptation

The relationship between humans and heat continues to change. Heat waves, once simply a natural phenomenon, are now a symptom of urbanization and global warming.

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Thu, Mar 20, 2025

The impacts of heat on lives and livelihoods are far-reaching but poorly understood

With more data on the wide-ranging effects of heat, we can start to identify cost-effective and culturally relevant interventions for adaptation.

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Fri, Mar 14, 2025

How exposure to wildfire smoke impacts human health now, soon, and later

The unprecedented Los Angeles fires threaten the health of millions of residents. Two leading biostatisticians unpack the risks in the short- and long-term.

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Tue, Jan 21, 2025

How future heat may kill millions of healthy people

Even healthy people cannot survive the extreme heat beginning to afflict large regions of the world, writes climate scientist Kaighin McColl, explaining his new research into uncompensable heat stress.

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Thu, Dec 12, 2024

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The history of heat waves reveals the urgency of adaptation

The impacts of heat on lives and livelihoods are far-reaching but poorly understood

How exposure to wildfire smoke impacts human health now, soon, and later

How future heat may kill millions of healthy people