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How America’s Hottest City Will Survive Climate Change

Jul 08, 2020 | The Washington Post

High noon in America’s hottest city. The sun blazed in a cloudless sky, making the air shimmer above the softening asphalt.

HeatReady™ Schools program aims to keep kids safe on campus

Jun 01, 2022 | ABC15 AZ

PHOENIX — School may be out for summer break but in some districts, students will be right back in the classrooms by the end of July, just as we’re hitting some of our highest temperatures of the year.

The Science Behind Heat Domes

Aug 06, 2023 | CBS Sunday Morning

Temperature records have been breaking all over, as our Earth registers some of the hottest periods ever measured.

All HeatReady in the news

Neighborhoods | The Science Behind Heat Domes

Temperature records have been breaking all over, as our Earth registers some of the hottest periods ever measured. Correspondent David Pogue explains how a “heat dome” has been…

Read on cbsnew.com

Schools | Schools work on new types of heat plans with rising temperatures

The extreme heat millions of people have been dealing with this summer is our new reality. Schools are now working on new types of heat plans to prepare for what comes…

Read on denver7.com

Cities | The Man Trying To Save Phoenix From Historic Heat

As a historic heat wave grips much of the world and the United States, no city has become more emblematic of the crisis than Phoenix, where temperatures have exceeded 110…

Read on nytimes.com

Schools | ‘Heat Ready Schools’ project helps schools keep students safe during extreme heat

As the climate warms, many schools are facing more frequent hot days. And extreme heat is not just a nuisance. It can hinder learning and make kids sick. “When you think about…

Read on yaleclimateconnections.org

Schools | HeatReady Schools en Conexión con el Tiempo

Están los colegios listos para afrontar #emergencias por #calor? Podemos crear conciencia en los #niños acerca de los peligros del clima extremo y prevenir muertes? La cultura…

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