San Franciscans are done apologizing for their cold Julys and Augusts. In a time of punishing heat waves, the city likes being a place to chill out.
Tag: Heat and Heat Waves
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China’s Record Drought is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal Habit
Dry weather in southwestern China has crippled huge hydroelectric dams, forcing cities to impose rolling blackouts and driving up the country’s use of coal.
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In a Sweltering Texas Jail, Cool Towels but No Air-Conditioners
Texas is having its second-hottest summer on record, yet most state prisons and jails have little air-conditioning.
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India, a Dairy Titan, Studies How to Keep Milk Flowing in a Hotter World
As rising prices draw headlines, Indian scientists are getting creative in an effort to help producers, and animals, adapt.
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UPS Drivers Say ‘Brutal’ Heat Is Endangering Their Lives
As summers have grown hotter, high temperatures inside trucks without air conditioning have also sickened postal carriers and others who deliver America’s packages. A few have died.