One of her patients was a 7-year-old boy with burns over 80% of his body. "We're running out of pain medicine, running out of blood pressure medicine. So we cannot keep these people alive or comfortable. It's absolutely horrifying what we're seeing here.” npr.org/sections/goats…

This is important and hasn't gotten as much attention as it should: a massive heat wave across Asia, from Gaza to the Philippines, was more likely and more extreme due to climate change scientificamerican.com/article/april-… by Andrea Thompson on Scientific American

This is a clear story about something that's legit confusing and has gotten confusing coverage: Could Neosporin in the nose block covid? Maybe! Here's where the research stands & why and how it could work scientificamerican.com/article/could-… by Meghan Bartels on Scientific American

The number of child hot car deaths for 2023 was 29 in the US. Heat related deaths are preventable. Remember to look before you lock! #MEwx

this Sarah El Deeb The Associated Press story is devastating apnews.com/article/gaza-p…

Over the next few days, notice the images the media uses for #extremeheat. To convey the seriousness, we need to avoid showing people lounging by the pool and instead highlight the real dangers and impacts. Consistent messaging is key.

There are “no links whatsoever between the offshore wind development activity and especially the humpback whale mortalities. None. Zero.” But oil & gas & shipping interests sure want you to think wind energy is what's killing whales scientificamerican.com/article/whales… on Scientific American

Yes. Essentially. This term SCOTUS has decided that criminalizing homelessness is okay but criminalizing bribery is bad. x.com/Jkirk82352552/…

I wrote about SCOTUS overturning the Chevron Deference. “Judicial power grab” doesn’t do justice to entrusting lazy, unqualified idiots like Neil Gorsuch to do the job of thousands of scientists newrepublic.com/article/183285…

Obliterating records set during the infamous 2005 hurricane season is not a good omen. #Beryl holds the new record for earliest Category 5 hurricane by a huge 15-day margin now.

While power outages in many settings are primarily an inconvenience, they can become very dangerous to human health when they occur in settings of extreme heat (esp. humid heat) where people and buildings are dependent on air conditioning for cooling.

On average, 38 kids die each year by being left in a vehicle. 88% are under 3 years old. 54% are forgotten by a caregiver. weather.gov/safety/heat-ch… #LookBeforeYouLock #NIHHIS #HeatSafety

Animals can die of heatstroke within 15 minutes, and cracking the car windows doesn’t help. NEVER leave your pets in parked vehicles weather.gov/safety/heat-ch… #NIHHIS #HeatSafety

Had a blast talking to Rick Smith and Jana Houser about how much we all love Twister and Twisters (We're all just waiting to see who's going to be the first to try to shoot fireworks into a tornado...) scientificamerican.com/article/tornad…

More incredibly sad news this week of the unnecessary death of children left in a hot car in Texas, Mississippi and California. There have been 27 such fatalities this year. These are preventable! See this video for some tips.

Scoop: Chipotle illegally excluded its 1 unionized US restaurant from pay raises because the workers organized, US labor board prosecutors concluded. Follows similar determinations at Apple & at Starbucks, which just chose Chipotle’s CEO as its next boss bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

With the high temperature exceeding 110°F at Phoenix Sky Harbor this afternoon, the number of days of 110°F+ high temperatures for the year now ties last years record number of 110°F+ highs at 55 days. Expect a new record to be set tomorrow (forecasted highs of 110-115°F). #azwx

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The entire city of Wrightwood, California, is under an evacuation order as webcam footage from Mountain High Ski Resort shows the #BridgeFire burning through the resort. Multiple fast-moving wildfires are beginning to impact communities across Southern California.

As the sun starts to rise this morning, DO NOT go sightseeing. Stay where you are today! Rescuers and emergency response professionals still need to do their jobs this morning! Don't make their jobs harder or more dangerous! #mswx #lawx