July and August 2023 had the highest rates of heat-related illness emergency department visits across the nation, and the risk was three times higher than in other warm months — demonstrating a ...
Climate scientists expect more heat waves to hit the Central Coast in the coming years, which could put people’s health at ...
Green spaces significantly cool our ever-hotter cities. New research suggests more trees could cut heat-related ER visits in ...
On Earth Day, the National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention teamed up to announce a new heat risk system to better communicate the severity of hot weather.
(The Hill) — Melatonin makers are being asked to implement new safety measures based on updated guidelines that follow a rise in accidental ingestion by children. The Council on Responsible ...
Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people, according to a new federal report published Thursday. There were more ...
Tracking extreme heat and understanding its health risks will be easier this summer with new experimental online tools unveiled Monday by two federal agencies. The HeatRisk Forecast Tool ...
In June alone, temperatures in some parts of the country soared to 47 C (116 F), killing at least 44 people and sickening hundreds with heat-related illnesses. A man carries ice on his bicycle in ...
The Greg Cote Show is the sports podcast that usually doesn’t talk all that much sports -- but there are occasional exceptions. And this is one. This week’s NFL Draft and Sunday’s playoff ...