Heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. and globally. Heat can strain organs in bodies as people try to cool down, worsening conditions like heart disease, diabetes and asthma. Heat risk communication like heat advisories, however, varies across the country.
Tennessee heat wave dangers aren’t just physical. They can damage mental health too.
A cold, dreary winter might be what comes to mind when we think of “seasonal depression.” But there is mounting evidence that hot summers — especially during heat waves — can bring us down too.
Nashville is 53-56% forested. Here’s why it probably doesn’t seem that way.
Nashville may have the largest urban tree canopy among major U.S. cities. In December, the city published its first comprehensive urban tree canopy assessment measuring our trees — and tree loss — over an 11-year period.
Nashville just had its 2nd-hottest spring on record
“We have seen a lot of these warming trends, especially in those nighttime temperatures,” says Wil Tollefson, Tennessee’s assistant state climatologist.
Spring came early in Nashville. That could be a problem for pollinators.
Nashville sprouted leaves by Feb. 10 this year, marking the third-earliest leaf out on record since at least 1981.
Tennessee weather in 2023 was defined by winter heat, destructive winds and drought
In 2023, the year started hot and it ended as Nashville’s hottest year on record.
Mayor Cooper drops a plan for adapting to climate change on his way out the door
Soon after taking office, Mayor John Cooper signed the Global Covenant of Mayors, committing the city to creating plans to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Has Nashville been hot or just…average…in 2023?
In Nashville, the first seven months of the year have been warmer than average. But the reason why has been easy to overlook.
‘It’s hard for everybody out here’: Unhoused Nashvillians are struggling to stay cool in intense summer heat
Summer has only just begun, and Nashville already experienced a dangerous heat wave that has left outreach groups concerned about how the high temperatures are impacting the city’s unhoused population.
Dirt is key to understanding Tennessee’s environmental disasters in 2022. Let’s talk about it.
In 2022, soil was a key factor in all of Tennessee’s environmental disasters.
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