Heat

Climate change could triple U.S. heat deaths by mid-century, experts warn If global warming is left largely unchecked, the number of Americans who succumb to extreme heat will triple by mid-century, new projections estimate. Ernie Mundell Medical Xpress

If global warming is left largely unchecked, the number of Americans who succumb to extreme heat will triple by mid-century, new projections estimate.

These deaths could affect poor and minority Americans much more than the white and better-off, according to a team led by Dr. Sameed Khatana of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it's helping to turbocharge climate change. AP News

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World sees hottest summer recorded for second consecutive year Summer temperatures broke records for the second consecutive year, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Newly released data found that 2023 experienced the hottest J… zbudryk The Hill

Summer temperatures broke records for the second consecutive year, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.

Climate crisis threatens medical blood supply in US amid extreme weather Turnout at blood drives affected as summers get hotter and extreme weather causes cancellations, Red Cross warns The Guardian

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