When Heat Turns Deadly: Cities Under Strain
The climate drivers behind record heat, the toll it takes on bodies and infrastructure, and how cities and systems try to cope.
Optimized for books about Understanding why extreme heat is dangerous and how it stresses public health, cities, and infrastructure..
The Heat Will Kill You FirstJeff GoodellJeff Goodell examines how extreme heat is becoming a lethal, systemic risk and connects climate drivers to...Shelf signal: Climate Change
The Uninhabitable EarthDavid Wallace-WellsDavid Wallace-Wells lays out cascading societal consequences of rising temperatures, framing why heat warnings signal...Shelf signal: Climate Change
The Weather of the FutureHeidi CullenHeidi Cullen offers a vivid account of future regional weather shifts and their practical effects on daily life and...Shelf signal: Climate Change
The Weather MachineAndrew BlumAndrew Blum traces the weather-observation and forecasting infrastructure that underpins warnings and explains their...Shelf signal: Meteorology & Climatology
Cadillac DesertMarc ReisnerMarc Reisner provides historical context on Western water systems and resource choices that shape vulnerability to...Shelf signal: Western U.S. History
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