/tags/heat-dome Heat Dome en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:29:36 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-06-25/st-ann-woman-died-heat-wave-apartment-ameren-shut-off-power Ameren Missouri has disconnected more than 100,000 households that were behind on their bills in the past year. Advocates say Missouri laws need to change to better protect people in extreme heat. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:29:36 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-06-25/st-ann-woman-died-heat-wave-apartment-ameren-shut-off-power Kate Grumke /economy-business/2023-08-25/midwest-farmworkers-struggle-with-extreme-heat-and-almost-no-regulatory-safeguards A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-08-25/midwest-farmworkers-struggle-with-extreme-heat-and-almost-no-regulatory-safeguards Eva Tesfaye, Mónica Cordero /health-science-environment/2023-06-21/extreme-heat-is-coming-what-is-st-louis-doing-about-the-silent-killer-of-climate-change St. Louis will be among the five metro areas most impacted by an “extreme heat belt” projected to emerge across the central U.S. in the next 30 years, according to a study published last summer. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-06-21/extreme-heat-is-coming-what-is-st-louis-doing-about-the-silent-killer-of-climate-change Kelly Smits /health-science-environment/2016-07-20/corn-sweat-and-beyond-5-things-to-know-about-the-heat-dome-in-missouri-this-week The “heat dome” has arrived in Missouri, in which high temperatures and high humidity have teamed up to unleash incredibly uncomfortable hot weather.… Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:18:26 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-07-20/corn-sweat-and-beyond-5-things-to-know-about-the-heat-dome-in-missouri-this-week Eli Chen /government-politics-issues/2016-07-20/new-missouri-law-makes-breaking-kids-out-of-hot-cars-legal Sitting in a hot car can be uncomfortable for adults — but for children it can be deadly. A law Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed this month by aims to keep… Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:14:55 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-07-20/new-missouri-law-makes-breaking-kids-out-of-hot-cars-legal /health-science-environment/2016-07-18/st-louis-region-prepares-for-dangerous-heat-dome St. Louis health officials are asking area residents to prepare for more than five days in a row of extreme heat and humidity. Many are calling it the… Tue, 19 Jul 2016 04:29:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-07-18/st-louis-region-prepares-for-dangerous-heat-dome