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Daily HeadlinesAugust 7, 2017

Children run through an open fire hydrant to cool off during the kickoff of the 2016 Summer Playstreets Program in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, July, 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Ezra Kaplan via The Conversation)

Heat Waves Threaten City Dwellers, Especially Minorities and the Poor

'One or two degrees may not seem like much, but for especially vulnerable groups like the elderly, the sick, the poor, pregnant women, and infants, it may be enough to tip the scales,' says anthropologist Merrill Singer. Read more.

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