Extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at reducing carbon pollution and adapting to hotter conditions, a new study says. University of Washington public health and climate scientist Kristie Ebi weighs in. 

The Washington Post analyzed the risks of a prolonged, citywide blackout coinciding with a more severe heat wave. Experts warn this type of catastrophe — a combined power outage with a heat wave — is a scenario that cities and states are unprepared for.

As heat waves become more frequent and intense, researchers and activists say the lack of precise data is leading to needless fatalities. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.

As summer grows hotter every year and this summer's heat waves linger, doctors and medical experts warn Americans to keep an eye out for the dangers to the human body of extreme heat and scorching sunrays that can trigger heat exhaustion and heatstroke, cause severe sunburns, and lead to skin cancer down the line. Kristie Ebi, professor of global healh and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.