The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat
Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat island effect.
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Pediatricians believe climate conversations should be part of any doctor’s visit
From low birth weight to wildfire smoke, kids can bear the brunt of climate change.
These states are hot for you to get a heat pump
You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero.
‘A matter of survival’: India’s dire need for air conditioners
For Muskan, the arrival of summer in Delhi is the “beginning of hell.” As temperatures in her cramped, densely populated east Delhi neighbourhood often soar above 45 C, she dreams of only one thing: air conditioning.
Air conditioners 'a necessity' as B.C. heat breaks near century-old records
When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more than 30 years ago, they didn't need an air conditioner.
Hot weather coming to B.C., but no heat dome
A heat wave that is expected to last most of next week has prompted British Columbia's government to warn people to prepare for sweltering conditions, but a repeat of the deadly 2021 heat dome isn't being forecast.
Access to cooling should be a human right, expert says as temperatures rise
As summer heat waves intensify and advocates sound the alarm on the lack of protections for the most vulnerable populations, one extreme weather expert is calling for access to cooling to be treated as a human right.
Heat warnings across many parts of Canada
Several parts of Canada continue to swelter under intense heat, prompting weather alerts.
Americans are losing their access to water at the worst possible moment
The heat waves wracking the country are bad enough on their own. But they’re colliding with another crisis: The water is running low.
Climate adaptation coalition says Canada needs hard targets to become disaster resilient
A broad coalition on climate adaptation and disaster resilience says air conditioning should become a human right on par with winter heating — one of a series of hard targets it says Canada needs to meet in the next few years as climate change impacts increase.
If province won’t protect renters from extreme heat, municipalities must, advocates say at campaign launch
The Hamilton chapter of ACORN Canada, a group representing low- and moderate-income people, held a rally Wednesday to draw attention to people living in sweltering rental housing.
‘It’s going to be hotter next year’: Tenants, opposition call on Ontario government to mandate air conditioning
Liz Scott can't afford air conditioning in her sweltering two-bedroom apartment in Stoney Creek. She hopes the government will change the law to make landlords maintain a maximum temperature during the summer.
Ontario Human Rights Commission urges province to require access to air conditioning in rental units
The statement, issued Friday, came in the wake of media reports of property owners demanding residents in apartment buildings remove window-mounted air conditioners or face extra payments or eviction as Ontario endures another sweltering summer.
Paris is burning. So why won’t Europeans embrace AC?
Even record-setting temperatures can’t melt the continent’s reluctance to install cooling technology.
War means pain for Europe now, later for Russia
Across Europe, signs of distress are multiplying as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on. Food banks in Italy are feeding more people. German officials are turning down the air conditioning as they prepare plans to ration natural gas and restart coal plants.