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Monday, August 3Issue 43

Emerging ScienceMaricopa County found that in 72% of indoor heat deaths where an air conditioner was present, it wasn't working. The equipment was there. It just didn't protect anyone. We kept finding versions of that everywhere this week. Johnstown's Army Corps flood system performed exactly as designed in 1977 and 84 people still died, because the flood came from a watershed it was never built for. The question we couldn't put down: how do you know when the protection you're counting on actually covers what's coming?SUBSCRIBE

Past Articles

August — Issue #45

The Unowned Tail

The River Stays Hot After the All-Clear

Rivers stay dangerously warm days after heat warnings lift, but the institutions managing fish, drinking water, and recreation each operate on mismatched clocks.

August — Issue #44

The Lost Recovery

The Night That Won't Cool

Nighttime heat is rising faster than daytime, closing the physiological recovery window that bodies, models, and institutions all assume still exists.