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Extreme Heat Makes Sickle Cell Disease Worse—Especially for Kids
As the nation heads into fall and winter, many of us are happy to leave the brutal heat of the past summer—the worst yet on record—behind. But for patients living with sickle cell disease, the onset of cooler weather is a specific relief.
Youth Athletes Face an Invisible Opponent: Extreme Heat
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in California, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Vermont, and Washington, DC.
The Deadliest of All Weather Hazards: Extreme Heat Hits Home
Every year, temperatures are rising thanks to the climate crisis, making heat-related tragedy ever more likely. Even when it’s not deadly, heat can be so harmful.
Photographer Christopher Morris Documents a Changing Florida
Christopher Morris has spent much of his career photographing what humans do to one another. These days, though, he photographs what’s currently happening to the Florida landscape amid climate destruction.
Dolly Parton’s Special Take on Climate Advocacy
As the world mourns Dolly Parton, who died at her home in Nashville on Tuesday, August 25, it feels important to also celebrate her climate advocacy.
Almeta Cooper and Dr. Lisa Patel in USA Today: “We Protect Children From Concussions, Why Not Heat?”
In today’s USA Today, Moms’ Almeta Cooper and Dr. Lisa Patel argue that heat illness in young athletes is a problem that is persistent, poorly understood—and entirely preventable.
Extreme Heat in Mild San Diego Turns Pediatricians Into Climate Advocates
When Dr. Sabrina Perrino realized she could only offer practical advice to families when kids had reason to be in her clinic, she turned up the volume on her impact by founding San Diego Pediatricians for Clean Air.
Teaching Kids to “Play It Cool” in Extreme Heat
With heat rising off the turf, Laura Schifter has started asking, Is it too hot to play? The new public awareness campaign Play It Cool could be the answer.
The Inequity of Extreme Heat
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Connecticut, Michigan, and Washington, DC.
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Back. This Is How Moms Are Coping.
Read stories of how Moms Clean Air Force staff are coping as this latest round of climate-supercharged wildfire smoke disrupts our lives and our health.
A Baseball Mom’s Tips for Keeping Safe in Extreme Heat
As young baseball players head to Cooperstown Dreams Park and World Series tournaments from coast to coast this summer, a scary competitor is stepping up to the plate: extreme heat.