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As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue

By: Ségolène Le Stradic —
To help prevent heat-related deaths, the French government has asked postal workers to check in on older people.

Harmony Simon, a postal worker, visiting Martine Combe in Aix-les-Bains in July.

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Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

By: Scott Dance —
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.

A delivery in Wilmington, N.C., this month. Heat is linked to hundreds of workplace deaths each year, but labor groups say the true toll is unknown because heat-related illnesses are not properly tracked or reported.

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Soaring Temperatures in N.Y.C. Land More Than 100 in Emergency Rooms

By: Joseph Goldstein —
Not since 2019 have so many New Yorkers in a single day sought emergency medical attention for heat-related illnesses.

The temperature on Tuesday reached 99 degrees in Central Park, where the city’s official weather station is. A thermometer there last reached that temperature in 2012.

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California and Nevada May Set Heat Records This Week

By: Amy Graff —
The National Weather Service warned of “dangerously hot conditions” from Friday through Sunday.

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Three Ideas to Beat the Heat, and the People Who Made Them Happen

By: Somini Sengupta —
As temperatures soar around the world, practical experiments are emerging to protect people.

Hansa Ahir, left, who salvages recyclable waste for a living in Ahmedabad, India, bought an insurance policy to cover her income on days when heat makes it dangerous to work.

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