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PublishedDecember 2, 2023
How to stay warm and lower your electricity bill this winter
Having your thermostat consistently set to a high-temperature wastes energy, especially when there isn't a need to keep your home warm, experts say.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2023
Why September’s record-warm temperatures have scientists so worried
The warmth is likely to be the fingerprint of a deepening El Niño climate pattern and a sign that temperatures will continue to accelerate beyond old norms in the year ahead, scientists said.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
Extreme heat is forcing America’s farmers to go nocturnal
Rising temperatures in key agricultural regions across the United States are leading more farmers to harvest in the middle of the night to safeguard the quality of their crops.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2023
Severe heat, heavy storms hit New England; fallen tree kills camper in Vermont
Augusta set a record of 90 F on Thursday, and Concord, New Hampshire, reached 93 F, said Sarah Thunberg, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
Mishmash of how U.S. heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
Death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a person’s life even when it seems obvious it was a factor.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2023
European scientists make it official: July was hottest month on record by far
Arizona, Florida, Maine and New Mexico had their warmest Julys on record.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2023
Improving weather forecasts by one degree could slash heat wave deaths
Heat is the nation's most prolific weather killer.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Heat wave in Portland finally breaks after 32 days
The temperature fell to 57 degrees in Portland early Sunday morning, ending a record-breaking streak.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning
As climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures across the U.S. and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defenses.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
Commentary: Deadly heat shouldn’t be a curiosity. It’s a disaster and a tragedy.
Among the weather-related hazards made worse by climate change, extreme heat is the No. 1 killer, responsible for an estimated 3,900 deaths in California from 2010 to 2019.
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