• Climate Change

The U.S. Waives Sanctions for Iranian Gas Sales to Iraq During Heat Wave

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• air conditioning
• climate change
• gas
• heatwave
• Iran
• Iraq
• protests
• sanctions

This summer has been unusually hot for Iraq, and a June heatwave is impacting the Trump Administration’s policy to sanction Iranian exports of gas — they had to waive the sanctions they recently re-imposed in order to ensure that Iraq could get the extra fuel they need to power air conditioning systems.

Extreme Heat Hits the Southeast over Memorial Day Weekend

• climate change
• extreme heat
• global warming
• heatstroke
• heatwave

Over the holiday weekend, parts of the Southeast United States experienced record high heat conditions with places like Jacksonville, FL hitting over 100° F and catching residents unprepared for sweltering summer conditions so early in the year. The National Weather Service warned people living in the affected region to take precautions against heatstroke because Memorial […]

• Climate Change

Australian heatwaves become a public health crisis

• Australia
• camels
• climate action
• extreme heat
• heatwave
• horses
• koalas
• New Zealand

While a record-breaking cold snap is headed for parts of the Midwest, summer in Australia has brought dangerous heatwaves that are threatening people and wildlife. As NPR reported, Australia’s State Emergency Service declared the heat wave a threat to public safety, as an increasing number of Australians have called ambulances and gone to hospitals in Adelaide for heat-associated illnesses.