Record-breaking heat continues to scorch different parts of the globe. Each year has seen one of the cooler years of the rest of our lives as the planet continues warming.
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Heat records will keep falling. Our guide on why it’s so hot, how to stay cool, and climate solutions.
The Vox guide to extreme heat
What is the wet bulb temperature? And why is it so important?
By Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Tips for keeping kids, adults, and the elderly cool and safe — even without air conditioning.
By Allie Volpe
The Vox guide to extreme heat
The solution is tall and green and leafy and grows all on its own.
By Benji Jones
The Vox guide to extreme heat
What is the wet bulb temperature? And why is it so important?
By Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Tips for keeping kids, adults, and the elderly cool and safe — even without air conditioning.
By Allie Volpe
The Vox guide to extreme heat
The solution is tall and green and leafy and grows all on its own.
By Benji Jones
From why it’s so hot, to how we talk about heat, to what you can do to keep yourself cool, to how policies could make a difference, our guide to extreme heat explores our warming world.
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The Vox guide to extreme heat
2023 will break more weather records as the southern hemisphere heads into spring.
By Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, and Australia had heat waves in the past few months. Now spring begins.
By Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to extreme heat
It’s hot and only getting hotter. Could this be the next big labor battle?
By Whizy Kim and Kenny Torrella
The Vox guide to extreme heat
The Caribbean’s marine heat wave will have big impacts on tiny islands like Dominica.
By Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Antarctica isn’t immune to the recent heat baking much of the planet. It could affect the rest of the world.
By Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to extreme heat
One of them rhymes with shmimate range.
By Benji Jones and Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Fast-moving air 8 miles in the sky is pinning hot air over the South, driving the heat index into triple digits.
By Umair Irfan
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Extreme heat is dangerous. Extreme heat when you least expect it is even worse.
By Rebecca Leber
The Vox guide to extreme heat
Unprecedented Atlantic Ocean heating and El Niño in the Pacific are pushing the climate into uncharted territory.
By Umair Irfan