This spring, a record-breaking heat wave swept through Brazil, triggering fires, exacerbating drought, and testing the country’s energy grid. Fernando Santos, 33, who had been living with Long Covid and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) since June 2021 and had made some progress in his recovery, began to decline when the heat arrived in Rio de Janeiro. Santos developed chest pain and fatigue so severe that he had to temporarily withdraw from his classes, where he was studying...| The Sick Times
Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable| Scientific American
Read This: The Climate Crisis Is a Health Crisis. Learn about the climate crisis and get easy ways to take action with Red Wine and Blue.| Red Wine and Blue
New Climate Central analysis shows where urban heat is most intense in 65 major cities that account for 15% of the U.S. population.| www.climatecentral.org