Energy and Environment: Climate change is forcing schools to close early for ‘heat days’
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Regions where extreme heat was once rare now periodically find their buildings unbearable. Schools are using double the number of heat days compared with a decade ago, a study found.
Ken Graham — who navigated the Hurricane Center through record-setting hurricane seasons and the controversy known as Sharpiegate — was named director of the National Weather Service.
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