Tag: extreme heat
How Death Valley National Park tries to keep visitors alive amid record heat
FURNACE CREEK, Calif. — As temperatures swelled to 128 degrees, Death Valley National Park rangers got a call that a group of...
Murder, birth and test scores: What scientists are learning about extreme heat
Heat waves have been linked to a higher risk of babies being born premature, as well as stillbirth. In California, researchers found...
Extreme heat and weather threaten health at nearly every stage of life, WHO says
As the planet continues its streak of record-breaking heat, the World Health Organization has issued urgent new warnings about the ways in...