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Thursday, October 29, 2026Oct 29

Deborah Levine


Opinion: Hot, and only getting hotter

Summer has arrived and it's hot. No surprise here, but we have been in a dangerous heat wave. Correction, it isn't a heat wave -- it's a heat dome. Tens of millions of people have faced a level 4 extreme heat risk. That's the highest level of extreme heat, the deadliest weather-related hazard in America, according to the fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA). In the past, we have been fortunate to have access to this report so that we can plan for the effects of climate change. But you can now kiss that access goodbye.