• Energy

CA Braces for More Blackouts as Transition to Solar is Partly to Blame

• California
• clean grid
• heatwave
• renewable energy
• Solar

As California’s heatwave continues, fears are rising that rolling blackouts–the likes of which had not been experienced since 2001–will once again be enacted by the state’s grid operator. As the LA Times wrote, On Tuesday afternoon, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), which runs the electric grid for most of the state, declared a Stage […]

• Weather

City Governments Unprepared to Deal With Growing Extreme Heat

• Arizona
• California
• CDC
• extreme heat
• heatwave

The Center for Public Integrity explained in their recent investigation that yearly heat-related deaths have more than doubled in Arizona in the last decade to 283. Across the country, heat caused at least 10,000 deaths between 1999 and 2016 — more than hurricanes, tornadoes or floods in most years. What’s more is that scientists link […]

• Climate Change

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

• #climatecrisis
• 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.