Iran shuts down for two days due to extreme heat
Iran announced a nationwide two-day holiday because of increasing temperatures, state media reported Tuesday. Government spokesperson Ali Bahadori Jahromi said the decision to close governmental offices, banks and schools on Wednesday and Thursday came after the health ministry warned about a possible increase in cases of heat exhaustion because of high المزيد
Local officials push for extreme heat emergency declaration
WASHINGTON — Blistering temperatures across the country have prompted significant concern from state and local officials who say they are struggling to manage the crisis without federal intervention. In letters sent Thursday and first obtained by NBC News, two of the country’s top organizations representing local officials on the federal المزيد
An Arizona city will use refrigerated containers to store bodies amid extreme heat wave
Currently, no bodies are being stored in these containers, Berry said. So far this year the M.E.’s office has recorded 25 “heat-associated deaths,” with 249 still under investigation. Five of the deaths were people whose bodies were found inside residences with air conditioners that were either not working or not المزيد
Biden taking actions to protect workers affected by extreme heat
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced actions his administration it taking to try to protect workers and communities affected by extreme heat as millions of Americans experience prolonged periods of record-high temperatures. Biden has directed the Department of Labor to increase the enforcement of heat-safety violations and inspections in high-risk المزيد