Science Quickly How to Stay Cool during Record-Breaking Heat Waves
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Jun 26, 2024 
Sustainability editor, Andrea Thompson, discusses the increasing intensity of heat waves and ways to stay cool during scorching summers. Topics include the impacts of rising temperatures, measures of comfort levels, safety tips during hot weather, and initiatives to address extreme heat, such as appointing heat officers and increasing subsidies for air conditioning.
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Heat Waves Are Increasing
- Heat waves are getting hotter, more frequent, lasting longer, and starting earlier each year.
- This trend is clear from robust climate data at global and local scales.
Personal Heat Wave Experience
- Andrea Thompson moved from Atlanta to New York 15 years ago and finds summers now feel like her Atlanta childhood.
- This reflects the real data showing summers are now hotter in many previously cooler places.
Record Heat Becoming Average
- What counts as record-breaking heat today is projected to be average within 20 to 30 years.
- Climate change continually raises the baseline temperature, leading to more frequent record heat.