Politics

Photograph of a tall LED billboard reading the time of 5:13 PM and temperature of 118 degrees Fahrenheit. In the foreground a man is looking towards the billboard while walking past cars in a parking lot
OpinionJuly 2, 2024

Heat Waves Need FEMA’s Help

Heat waves are costly and kill more people each year than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined, but because FEMA doesn’t count them as disasters, communities miss out on important resources

Alistair Hayden

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President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum in blue jacket hands up in celebration and crowd and photographer in background.
PoliticsJune 11, 2024

Do Scientists Make Good Presidents?

Following Mexico’s election of a woman with a scientific pedigree, Nature reviewed the legacy of well-known politicians with backgrounds in science and engineering.

Smriti Mallapaty, Jeff Tollefson, Carissa Wong, Nature magazine