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Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAs Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies...
How West Coast universities, colleges grapple with 'literal overheating' of buildings amid recent...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Within the first few weeks of moving into her dorm building at the University...
‘An invisible hazard’: Warming cities hire chief heat officers to tackle growing threat
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn early November, Los Angeles City Council members voted unanimously to create the city’s first...
Gonna be another hot one: How to survive a heat wave
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWater Bottle Illustrated | Gettyimages With excessive heat warnings in effect across the United States this week, Americans are trying to find ways to...
Remote, stealth commands tamper with temperatures in Portland area homes — all to save energy
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the early hours of Wednesday, Portland General Electric's computers sent a remote, stealth...
Scorching heat wave in US Northwest forecast to last longer
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The scorching heat spell in the Pacific Northwest is now expected to last...
340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSpencer Platt/Getty Images This story is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat...
Heat wave to hit Northwest as Northeast sees some relief
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major heat wave just as the Northeastern part of the United...
How to keep high school athletes safe from heat illness in a brutally hot summer
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStaying hydrated is part of staying safe during summer workouts. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland...
Heat wave scorches Pacific Northwest, echoing brutal 2021 stretch
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoExtreme heat is suspected in at least seven deaths in Oregon as the Pacific Northwest continues to...