Heat and inequality

The hottest summer recorded in the northern hemisphere is a stark reminder of the immediacy of the climate crisis. The hardest hit by climate impacts, such as residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, are often those with the least capacity to adapt.

When the mercury rises, does your anxiety rise with it? If so, you are not alone. According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, three-quarters of British people are worried about climate change and 43% claim to experience anxiety about the planet.

Census estimates indicate that more than 300,000 people live in areas where average summer surface temperatures are hotter than 90% of the rest of Chicago, or an estimated 5 to 10 degrees warmer than the city average.

A new study shows that, in L.A. County, lower-income neighborhoods have hotter surface temperatures than higher-income neighborhoods. These differences can be up to 36 degrees Fahrenheit at noon on a summer day.

Nearly half of workers in California say their farms are not in compliance with safety codes for extreme weather, survey finds.

Excess urban heat is common within cities, but not all communities burden the consequences equally, according to new UC San Diego research

As temperatures rise in Iraq, well-off residents can afford generators that crank into action when the national grid falters but others struggle to cope.