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In a new study published in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, researchers outlined a new metric to quantify the relative contributions of heat and humidity to humid heat - stickiness.

In the USA, more than 160 million people in the West, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and parts of New England are living under a heat alert as record high temperatures are being broken.

The new rule will result in higher-elevated and better-fortified buildings, and could help break a cycle of destruction and reconstruction that has cost the government billions of dollars over the past few decades.

Princeville, North Carolina, the oldest community in the United States founded by formerly enslaved people, has been trapped in a cycle of disaster and disinvestment for decades. It sits on a plain below the banks of the Tar River.

There's mounting evidence that heat is detrimental for pregnant women and their unborn babies. What can be done to protect them?

The floods in Assam have grown more severe and frequent in recent years, causing damage to lives and livelihoods. This year's floods have affected over 2.5 million people across 30 districts, with major rivers flowing above danger levels.

More than half of the global population and about 80% of the U.S. population lives in cities - and faces higher heat risks. The entire planet is warming due to human-caused climate change, but the built environment further amplifies.

A new white paper on the many ways wildfires affect people and the planet makes clear that as fires become more intense and frequent, the urgency for effective and proactive fire science grows.