Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change
There is growing evidence of the connections between climate change and harm to people’s health.
Tag: extreme heat
Firestorm over Bill Gates’ climate message shouldn’t cloud the facts
Neither the pundits nor Gates’ letter acknowledge the real risks of crossing tipping points that cannot be reversed.
The birth of the climate doula
A pilot program In Florida teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding and extreme heat.
Extreme heat poses heightened risk to residents of affordable housing
Florida ranked fourth in the number of affordable homes exposed to one or more weeks’ worth of heat alerts.
What extreme heat is doing to your body
As climate change intensifies, heat health risks from accelerated aging to bad decision-making grow worldwide.
Mobile home residents face increased risks from severe weather
Many mobile homes are outdated and vulnerable to extreme heat, but there are programs helping residents retrofit them,
As climate disasters worsen, Latino families bear the heaviest burden
Hispanic Heritage Month highlights achievements and also climate challenges threatening Latino health, housing and wealth.
In Immokalee, community groups plant with extreme heat and farmworker neighbors in mind
Cultivate Abundance is part of a network of organizations working to address food disparities here.
Tourism falters under extreme heat
Popular destinations are reporting fewer visitors as extreme weather makes travelers more cautious.
Doulas on the front lines of climate resilience
Pregnant people should not have to navigate the growing dangers of extreme heat, flooding and storms alone.