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Leadership

2024 will be the hottest on record. Here’s how cities are becoming more climate resilient

by Brian Banks

As a wave of warm weather breaks November heat records across Canada and around the world, we look at some of the

Buildings

Here’s what we can learn from ancient societies about keeping buildings cool in heat waves

by Adriana Zuniga-Teran

Ancient Egyptians and Puebloans knew how to harness the wind, rain and sun. Five heat-busting lessons for today’s architects.

Climate

‘Truly uncharted territory’ as world breaks heat record one day after setting it

by Natalie Alcoba

Researchers say above average temperatures over Antarctica are driving new records, as heat waves grip the northern hemisphere and wildfires rage across

Climate

Biden administration proposes first-ever rules to protect workers from heat waves

by Frida Garza and Ayurella Horn-Muller

President Joe Biden looks to speed up heat safety regulations that could protect 36 million workers after Texas and Florida block cities

Climate/Summer 2024

Knight Bites: Six ways cities are trying to keep their cool in record-breaking heat waves

by CK Staff

The planet has been living through record-smashing heat, and few places are as treacherous as concrete-laden cities. Here's how cities from Paris

Climate/Summer 2024

How a group of Swiss seniors won a landmark climate case in international court

by Rick Spence

Heat-related deaths have spiked by roughly 30% in Europe over the last two decades. A group of older Swiss women successfully argued

Climate/Summer 2024

Can a wave of chief heat officers help cool a melting planet?

by John Lorinc

In the ‘era of global boiling,’ cities and states are turning to heat czars to craft climate responses that mitigate the impact

Buildings/Summer 2024

Here's the secret to cooling India’s buildings

by Richa Narvekar

While ‘Western style’ buildings are making India’s heat waves worse, architects are reviving cooler indigenous ways of building

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Climate

Buckling under deadly heatwaves, workers are going on strike in protest

by Katie Myers

Using walkouts, strikes, and protests, workers around the world are calling attention to the serious danger extreme heat poses and fighting for

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