Friday, March 20, 2026

Tag: heatwave

Renewables helped prevent blackouts on New England’s hottest day this summer

As much as 22 percent of power usage in New England on June 24 came from behind-the-meter solar.

Rising temperatures, rising deaths: The urgent need for action as heat-related...

They identified 21,518 deaths during this period where heat was either the underlying or a contributing cause of death.

‘Disconnection crisis’: Heatwaves and rising energy costs put low-income Americans at...

The report, released by EPC and NEADA, warns that many low-income people face the prospect of extreme heat inside their own homes.

2024 set to break heat records: Global average temperature surpasses 1.5°C...

New data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service reveals the longest stretch above the 1.5-degree threshold, signaling unprecedented climate change and urgent need for action.

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Shaping the twentieth century, baking the twenty-first century.

‘We are in a climate emergency’: As temps soar, over 90%...

"The West has never seen a drought like this, especially so early in the dry season."

How cities can combat the dangerous combination of extreme heat and...

The compounding threats of heat and isolation have been laid bare this summer thanks to COVID-19.

Record-breaking heatwave throughout Europe increasing the desire for climate change action

Temperatures have soared to historic highs in many Western European towns this last week. Countries like Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and...

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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails

The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.

State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring

Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.

The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace

Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.