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El Templo Cristiano Assembly of God opened its doors as a warming center for those seeking refuge from the freezing temperatures Tuesday. Church members and volunteers serve hot meals and provide overnight shelter, including cots and blankets. A GoFundMe was started by Sarah Woolsey of The Impact Guild to help raise funds for the church to keep their utilities running for 24 hours for three consecutive days.

Hot meals, sleeping in pews: Westside church’s cold snap response shows need for ‘resiliency network’

by Iris Dimmick January 24, 2024January 24, 2024

The success of El Templo’s temporary shelter demonstrates how city and community leaders hope to make this kind of response more commonplace.

As part of the 2024 Water Management Plan, SAWS says they will work to add water in its aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) system to keep up with climate changes and population growth impacting our region.

A new type of drought: SAWS’ updated water plan takes a changing climate into account

by Lindsey Carnett January 9, 2024January 9, 2024

A woman cools off at the Roosevelt Park swimming pool in August. The hottest summer on record.

2023 was San Antonio’s warmest year yet. Is this the new normal?

by Lindsey Carnett January 1, 2024December 28, 2023

Record temperatures are disrupting the Texas grid and the local economy as San Antonio workers and residents are asked to lower power consumption and seek out cooling centers on Monday.

Climate change wake-up call: San Antonio’s hottest summer yet

by Robert Rivard October 8, 2023October 8, 2023

Q Wilson, 9, cools off in the splash pad at Lincoln Park in July. Triple digit temperatures continue to plague South Texas in a record-setting summer of heat.

Record temperatures put the heat on San Antonio to act now

by Robert Rivard August 6, 2023August 6, 2023

A vendor sells plastic bottles of water to tourists to cool themselves from the heat as they wait in line to take pictures with the "Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas" sign, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 30, 2023, as temperatures reach more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.78C). July is on track to be the hottest month in recorded history, scientists confirmed on July 27, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Earth has moved into an "era of global boiling". (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

An aging population and climate change are putting even more people at risk

by Deborah Carr, Giacomo Falchetta and Ian Sue Wing July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

Entomologists say climate change will produce conditions under which mosquitoes will thrive and live longer, increasing the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses.

A biting reality: Climate change will result in spread of mosquitoes, disease, experts say

by Lindsey Carnett July 27, 2023July 28, 2023

Kids cool off at the San Antonio Zoo on a hot day.

We’re in another heat wave. Is this the new normal for San Antonio summers?

by Lindsey Carnett July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

A recent study finds the City of San Antonio spent 53% of its contracting dollars with minority- and woman-owned businesses from 2014 through 2020.

The City of San Antonio to expand climate plan with $1M in federal funding

by Lindsey Carnett June 7, 2023June 8, 2023

If the City of San Antonio is able to secure new federal funding the City will use the funds to tend to sustainability and climate action items.

San Antonio hopes to secure Inflation Reduction Act funds for climate programs

by Lindsey Carnett December 15, 2022December 16, 2022