heat
Hamilton Nolan · 06/21/16 01:40PM
Scientists say the number of annual “extreme heat” days in Los Angeles could increase by 800% over the course of this century. Good thing future L.A. residents will have futuristic air-conditioning in their self-driving cars as they sit in future sweltering traffic jams, wondering where their dreams went wrong.
Old People Gonna Be Dying More (From Heat)
Hamilton Nolan · 06/23/15 09:35AMOver 750 Dead as Weeks-Long Heatwave Devastates Southern India
Dayna Evans · 05/26/15 09:40AMHere Are the Right Temperatures
Hamilton Nolan · 05/05/15 10:51AMTexas Just Does Not Care How Hot Its Prisons Get
Hamilton Nolan · 04/03/15 09:17AMHamilton Nolan · 03/16/15 03:55PM
Renters at the most expensive building in one of the most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods in the least affordable housing market in America are receiving "insane" monthly heating bills of up to $700 for a two-bedroom apartment. Disabling the heat in all of Brooklyn's new condos could solve a lot of problems at once.
Hamilton Nolan · 10/20/14 01:10PM
Hot as Fuck Bear Takes Dip in SoCal Pool to Escape Heatwave
Dayna Evans · 09/15/14 03:10PMHey, Southern California. How hot are you right now? Breaking a sweat? Throwing up from dehydration? Kvetching even in the A/C? Well, at least you aren't a bear. Think about that one.
Watch 1,000 People Cry Eating Ghost Peppers
Aleksander Chan · 06/11/14 08:44PMThe Bhut Jolokia, or "ghost pepper" was, for a time, the hottest pepper on the planet, as certified by the Guinness Book of World Records. It is definitely hotter than Tabasco sauce. One thousand people in Copenhagen downed one simultaneously as part of a spicy stunt put on by pepper enthusiast Claus Pilgaard. There were tears.
Sarah Hedgecock · 06/09/14 11:04AM
A young boy collects drinking water from a leaking pipeline in Jammu, India, on Monday. A heat wave has struck the northern plains of the country, with temperatures passing 113 degrees Fahrenheit in several places, leading to scarcity of water and frequent disruptions in power supply. Image via Channi Anand/AP.
Texas Prisons Are Hot Enough to Kill You
Hamilton Nolan · 04/22/14 01:51PMHamilton Nolan · 01/08/14 10:51AM
Texas Treats Pigs Better Than Prisoners
Hamilton Nolan · 10/18/13 11:52AMThe "Heat Index" Measures How Stupid You Are
Tom Scocca · 07/19/13 12:35PMWear Your Shorts Proudly, Men
Hamilton Nolan · 07/15/13 03:55PMNow that we have officially entered the "hot as hell" portion of the year, it's time for a certain type of elitist East Coast male to begin his annual smear campaign targeted at the wearing of shorts by men. Who will be brave enough to stand up for the righteousness of the shorts-wearing man? We will.
We're Living Through the Hottest Month Ever (Until Next Month)
Hamilton Nolan · 07/27/12 10:20AMPeeing in Cups and Green Bologna: Life in the Texas Prison Without Water
Hamilton Nolan · 07/09/12 01:55PMFDA Reminds Parents Not to Let Their Babies Get Injured or Die This Summer
Caity Weaver · 07/09/12 01:35PMAir Conditioning Makes You Weak
Hamilton Nolan · 06/21/12 02:20PMUh oh, everyone panic: the temperature outdoors is not cold. Repeat: it is not cold outside. Well, gee, the only reasonable reaction to this state of affairs is to run a huge unwieldy power-sucking machine which will use massive amounts of energy in order to return our indoor space to its natural state—frigidity.