SCHOOLS AND HEAT: Hot Fields
As artificial turf heats up, school and childcare leaders and staff need specific guidance and safety education to prevent heat illnesses and injuries to children and youth.
As artificial turf heats up, school and childcare leaders and staff need specific guidance and safety education to prevent heat illnesses and injuries to children and youth.
2023 was the hottest year globally since records began and this is a trend that is expected to continue in response to climate change.
California’s best climate science projects that every corner of our state will be impacted in years and decades to come by higher average temperatures and more frequent and severe heat waves.
The summer of 2023 was the hottest summer in Arizona ever recorded, and every day people in our state were put in harm’s way because of it.
The New York State Extreme Heat Action Plan provides a roadmap for whole-of-State-government action, starting with 49 initiatives by 29 State agencies and authorities to address extreme heat and help communities adapt.
The report highlights new data showing the continuing and far-reaching impacts of climate change on the people and environment of the United States.
A bill awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature would allow schools to cancel class if the classroom gets too hot.
Although Congress allocated more than $1 trillion to rebuild America’s infrastructure in 2021, many schools across the country are growing desperate to fund the much-needed repairs.
Forecasters predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin, with a range of 17 to 25 total named storms, including 4 to 7 major hurricanes.
Climate change impacts are rapidly eroding hard-won learning gains and widening education gaps between and within nations.
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