Story at a glance Americans who live in southern cities are more likely to struggle to make on-time payments to their credit cards, cars, mortgages and student loans, according to a recent analysis. The LendingTree analysis found that out of the country’s 100 largest metro areas, those with the most residents behind on a debt…
Hot weather is poised to kill many more Americans every year if current trends hold, recent research suggests. It estimates that the U.S. could see 200,000 temperature-related deaths annually by the end of the century in a bad but possible climate scenario—about five times the number of deaths seen today. We might still be able to significantly reduce the death toll by making cities more heat-adapted, though, particularly in the Northern U.S.