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Maricopa County has new record for heat-associated deaths after the hottest summer
Maricopa County set a new record Thursday for annual heat-associated deaths, with 425 tallied so far this year, the same number confirmed for all of 2022.
‘Like a frying pan’: Extreme heat overwhelms Phoenix’s unhoused community
Those practicing street medicine for the unhoused population in Phoenix see the effects of heat on their patients. As of Sept. 12, the number of confirmed heat-associated deaths in Maricopa County this year had risen to 202, more than the 175 confirmed heat-associated deaths for all of 2022.
Phoenix Sky Harbor workers file complaint, vote to strike over dangerous working conditions and low wages
Two groups of airport workers are speaking out about what they say are dangerous working conditions and low wages at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
For small biz reliant on summer tourism, extreme weather is the new pandemic
For small businesses that rely on summer tourism to keep afloat, extreme weather in Arizona and other states is replacing the pandemic as the determining factor in how well a summer will go.
Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
A historic heat wave that began blasting the Southwest and other parts of the country this summer is shining a spotlight on one of the harshest, yet least-addressed effects of U.S. climate change: the rising deaths and injuries of people who work in extreme heat, whether inside warehouses and kitchens or outside under the blazing sun. Many of them are migrants in low-wage jobs.
Hobbs declares heat state of emergency
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is declaring a heat state of emergency -- but only of three of Arizona's 15 counties.
Millions scramble to afford energy bills amid heat waves, but federal program to help falls short
As climate change ratchets up temperatures in Arizona and across the U.S., millions of the poorest Americans grapple with agonizing decisions — between enduring perilous heat or paying costly bills. While President Joe Biden has invested billions into federal programs that subsidize the poorest Americans' energy costs, the money reaches only a fraction of the most vulnerable during the swelteri[...]
How extreme heat takes a toll on the mind and body, according to experts
The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures, with forecasters on Monday extending an excessive heat warning through the weekend for Arizona's most populated area, and alerting residents in parts of Nevada and New Mexico to stay indoors.
Homes become ‘air fryers’ in Phoenix heat, people ration AC due to cost
Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix. Yet some people are cutting back on air conditioning, trying to bear the heat, afraid of the high electricity bills that will soon arrive.
Arizona officials petition for federal aid in extreme heat situations
To curb the rise in heat-associated deaths, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego has made efforts to provide assistance and disaster relief for residents susceptible to heat exhaustion and other heat-related harms, with the creation of the Office of Heat Response and Mitigation within the city’s government.
Climate tool brings the bad news; advocates hope that brings good outcomes
A new online dashboard that aims to give state and local governments the real-time information they need to fight climate change paints a bleak picture for Arizona’s future, calling for more heat, more drought and more wildfires.
