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A group of construction workers stand for a photo.

The Toll of Extreme Heat on India's Laborers

by Puja Changoiwala

India lacks protections for outdoor workers despite the mounting threat from heat waves and climate change

Environment
Tadhg O'Corcora, 38, a marine scientist for GEOMAR, snorkels above a hand-planted seagrass meadow in a checkerboard pattern in Gelting, Northern Germany, June 20, 2023.

Amid Global Boiling, the Foreign Policy Response Remains Lacking

by David P. Fidler

Record heat clarifies the severity of the foreign policy problems climate mitigation and adaptation pose

People wear protective masks as the Roosevelt Island Tram crosses the East River while haze and smoke from the Canadian wildfires shroud the Manhattan skyline in the Queens Borough New York City, U.S., June 7, 2023.People wear protective masks as the Roosevelt Island Tram crosses the East River while haze and smoke from Canadian wildfires shroud the Manhattan skyline, in Queens, New York City, on June 7, 2023.
Environment

Protecting Ourselves From Wildfire Smoke

by Michael Brauer

Smoke is here to stay, so communities need to adapt

The conference created a "loss and damage" fund but failed on mitigation and adaptation
Environment

COP27 Produced a Triple Burden for Climate Policy—And That's Bad News for Global Health

by David P. Fidler

The conference created a "loss and damage" fund but failed on mitigation and adaptation

A protestor participating in a "Fridays for Future" march calling for urgent measures to combat climate change holds a globe designed to look like it is on fire, in Mumbai, India, on September 27, 2019.
Governance

The Rise of Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change

by Vinayak Mishra

Building resilience to climate-linked diseases in India and other countries and communities most at risk

A young woman with long blond hair cools herself by pouring water on her face from an orange water bottle near the Bosco Verticale housing development, a building covered with green plants to insulate it from the heat.
Environment

Building for Heat

by Alice C. Hill

Heat waves are taking lives, draining rivers, parching crops, and motivating efforts to adapt to climate change

nmate Jimmy Jackson ,63 at the front of the group in the Pecan Field at Angola.
Environment

Climate Change and Incarceration

by Cynthia Golembeski, Andrea Armstrong, Ans Irfan, Michael Méndez, Nicholas Shapiro

People in prison are vulnerable to extreme temperatures, diseases, and displacement

A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man robed in pink and orange adjusts a cloth on his face as he walks across a highway on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 18, 2021
Environment

Heat, Dust, Fever

by Aatmika Nair, Anwesha Maharana, Avanti Andhale, Siddhesh Zadey

India's climate adaptation plan for health should reflect regional and national needs