"USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat"
"Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules."
Source: Texas Observer, 10/13/2023
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"The Human Limit: Where Heat Worsens Hunger"
"In war-torn Yemen, malnourished children are struggling to survive as temperatures rise".
Source: Washington Post, 10/13/2023
As Heat Deaths Rise, New Program Puts Community Clinics On The Front Lines
"An initiative in Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona enlists clinicians to ensure resources go to the right places during heat waves."
Source: Grist, 10/12/2023
Vessel Strikes on Whales Are Increasing With Warming. Can Ships Slow Down?
"Rising ocean temperatures and marine heat waves are pushing whales closer to busy shipping lanes. Flexible speed reduction areas could help prevent ship collisions, scientists say."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/11/2023
Deadly Humid Heat Could Hit Billions, Spread As Far As US Midwest: Study
"Billions of people could struggle to survive in periods of deadly, humid heat within this century as temperatures rise, particularly in some of the world's largest cities, from Delhi to Shanghai, according to research published on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 10/10/2023
"Heat, High Water, Hurricanes: Schools Are Not Ready for Climate Change"
"A storm can last a day. But the disruption to learning can last years. As natural disasters become more common, school districts are grappling with how to adapt."
Source: NYTimes, 10/10/2023
September Set Records And Was So Hot Scientists Call It ‘Mind-Blowing’
"After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday."
Source: AP, 10/06/2023
"Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections"
"Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2023
World’s Poorest People Won’t Be Able To Migrate To Escape Climate Disasters
"Climate change-driven heat waves, droughts, and floods will push vulnerable people into more extreme poverty, Harvard researcher says."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/29/2023
Swiss Glaciers Have Lost 10% Of Their Volume In The Past 2 Years: Experts
"A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter."
Source: AP, 09/29/2023
