Summer camps are meant to get kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves are forcing changes

OREGONIA, Ohio (AP) — At the end of their weeklong sleepaway camp, a hush falls over the rowdy kids at YMCA’s Camp Kern as they prepare for a cherished annual tradition: After songs and skits around a campfire, they write their favorite memories on. on pieces of paper. Most years they throw them into the … Read more

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overloads your heart.

As temperatures and humidity rise outside, what happens inside the human body can become a life-and-death struggle decided by just a few degrees. The outdoor critical danger point for illness and death from brutal heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say researchers who put people in hot boxes to see what happens … Read more

Deadly heat in Mexico and the US becomes 35 times more likely due to global warming

The deadly heat wave that has ravaged large parts of Mexico, Central America and the southern US in recent weeks has become 35 times more likely due to human-induced global warming, according to research from leading climate scientists at World Weather Attribution (WWA). Tens of millions of people suffered dangerous day and night temperatures as … Read more