Extreme Heat

This project was originally published in Science magazine. The story was supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Pendleton Mazer Family Fund. MANAUS, Brazil—Jochen Schöngart darts back and forth along an escarpment just above the Amazon River, a short water taxi ride from downtown Manaus, Brazil. It’s still early this October morning in 2023, but […]

“The future happens in California first” long referred to the state’s reputation as an environmental leader. It’s come to describe the Golden State’s front row seat to a rotating list of overlapping extreme events that are appearing with ever more frequency and ferocity as the climate warms. Now new research suggests that being on the […]

Many in the construction and agriculture industries are opposed, but new research shows it would help them, too.

Grist designed a model metropolis for an era of high temperatures, using the coolest technology available.

The average temperature in September was “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas.”

The unseasonal heat in Brazil is bad news for the world’s supply of coffee and soybeans.

Amid soaring temperatures, Arizona has seen success with utility programs that incentivize people to turn down the AC when the power grid is stressed.