Tag Archive for "Heat" - Union of Concerned Scientists

A tourist catches her breath after climbing the steps at the Lincoln Memorial during a heatwave.

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July 24, 2025

What We’re Watching: Climate and Political Whiplash

Shana Udvardy
Senior Climate Resilience Policy Analyst

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July 17, 2025

What We’re Watching: Heat, Floods, and Fires Threaten Multiple US Regions While Fossil Fuel Industry Seeks Legal Immunity

Carly Phillips
Research Scientist

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June 5, 2025

What to Expect When You’re Expecting During Danger Season

Alicia Race
Climate Resilience Policy Advocate

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November 18, 2024

Hope Amidst the Heat: Massachusetts’ New Legislation to Combat Climate Crisis and Protect Communities

Paula Garcia
Senior Bilingual Energy Analyst and Energy Justice Lead

Woman opening empty refrigerator after Hurricane Beryl knocks out power to region.

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August 2, 2024

Hurricane Beryl’s Towering Texas Grid Impacts and Price Tag Highlight Massive Injustices

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

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September 11, 2023

New Maps Show Inequitable Geography of Danger Season

Juan Declet-Barreto
Senior Social Scientist for Climate Vulnerability

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September 21, 2022

Summer of 2022 Was a Hot One. What Was Climate Change’s Impact on Heat?

Kristy Dahl
Former Staff

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August 24, 2021

Extreme Heat is a Threat to Midwestern Outdoor Workers

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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June 8, 2021

4 Things to Know as the 2021 Summer Season Heats Up

Erika Spanger
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics

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July 16, 2019

5 Great Public Health Resources for Dealing With Extreme Heat

Rachel Licker
Former Staff

May 30, 2019

It’s National Heat Awareness Day—Let’s Protect Farmworkers from Extreme Heat

Rafter Ferguson
Former Contributor

April 14, 2014

Severe Texas Drought Exposed in "Years of Living Dangerously"

Brenda Ekwurzel
Former Staff

August 29, 2013

Feeling the Heat on Labor Day

Kathleen Rest
Former Executive Director

July 19, 2013

Bigger, Hotter, and Longer Wildfires are the New Normal as the Climate Changes in the West

Adam Markham
Former Staff

January 9, 2013

Connecting the Dots: What Recent Events Mean For Our Energy-Water Future

John Rogers
Associate Director, Energy Analytics