America’s 250th Birthday Will Be a Scorcher Not All Will Survive 15.8%
Mother Jones - By Emily Mullin - 7/4/2026, 11:30 AM
Appeal to Authority 25.3% - Negativity Bias 15.4% - Framing Effect 12.8%
As New York City braces for an extreme heat wave amid the July 4th weekend and World Cup festivities, government officials and local hospitals are ramping up efforts to prevent heat-related illness. Temperatures were expected to reach 100 degrees F on Thursday, with a heat index between 105 and 110 degrees—unusually hot for New York.... more