A heat dome is trapping over 90 million Americans in extreme temperatures this week with the National Weather Service issuing heat alerts from Nebraska to Florida. Dangerous heat threatens to bake ...

(Stacker)— Summer brings heat waves and the risk of heat-related illnesses. Extreme heat is the primary cause of weather-related mortality in the United States, posing a significant threat to public ...

This finding suggests that being female is associated with increased heat vulnerability, independent of other factors such as age and metabolic rate. The study’s results align with epidemiological ...