Scorched Cities

A young boy in a pink t-shirt plays at the water's edge.

Extreme heatwaves in Chicago and the U.S. are becoming hotter, longer, and deadlier. The greatest health threat worldwide this summer isn’t Covid-19 or mpox. It’s extreme heat. Heat indexes between 105 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit (F) — and rising — means danger: cities declaring states of emergency; pools and cooling centers filling to capacity; families […]