Climate Crisis: The Biggest Winners and Losers in 2025

Climate News
3
min.
Pollen-dusted tissue box and tipped allergy meds with ghost sneezes escaping.

Pollen Count High Today? 7 Tricks to Stop Sneezing Fast

Allergies
4
min.

Pets and Indoor Air: Tips to Keep Allergies Under Control

Pets and indoor air quality—ugh, it’s been a total crapshow in my little Philly walk-up. Baxter, my scruffy little terrier mutt, he’s the absolute...

Top Ventilation Mistakes That Ruin Your Air Quality

Ventilation mistakes are legit poisoning the air I'm breathing in my shoebox apartment in Chicago this very second, and honestly, it's embarrassing how long...

Mold Symptoms Most People Mistake for Allergies

Mold symptoms most people mistake for allergies started screwing with me last spring in my crappy apartment in Seattle—wait, no, I'm in Portland now,...

Climate News

Climate Crisis: The Biggest Winners and Losers in 2025

Climate crisis winners and losers—man, I'm staring at my AC unit humming like it's about to unionize, and honestly? I'm low-key terrified I'm sliding into the loser column faster than my ice cubes are melting in this Denver heat dome. Like, yesterday I legit...
Climate News
3
min.
Cracked phone shows tornado warning amid rain, burrito on dash, rainbow beyond.

Extreme Weather Is Getting Worse — Here’s What You Must Know

Extreme weather is getting worse and I swear it’s trying to kill me one freak storm at a time. Like, I’m sitting here in my tiny apartment in Norman, Oklahoma—yeah, Tornado Alley’s favorite punching bag—and the AC just coughed its last breath during a...
Climate News
3
min.

Air Quality

A **tissue box** next to a **yellow flower** growing by a window, with **floating question marks**.

Air Pollution vs. Allergies: What’s Triggering Your Symptoms?

Air pollution vs. allergies is straight-up wrecking my life right now in this godforsaken LA traffic jam of a morning—seriously, I’m sitting here in...
Air Quality
4
minutes
A lit **drippy candle** next to a **HEPA filter**, wilting flower in a mug, and **floating ghosts**.

Best Air Purifiers for Allergies and Smoke in 2025

Okay, I’m just gonna say it: hunting down the best air purifiers for allergies and smoke in 2025 started because I literally thought I...
Air Quality
4
minutes
Half-burnt candle flickers beside fried chicken on cluttered table under dusty fan with skull dust.

Everyday Habits That Are Destroying Your Air Quality

Everyday habits that are destroying your air quality are legit sneaking up on me right now in my tiny Chicago apartment, and I’m over...
Air Quality
4
minutes

Heat Health

Wilted sunflower in cracked pavement beside melting ice cream, floating thermometers swirl.

Why Extreme Heat Is Hitting Cities the Hardest

Extreme heat hitting cities is legit trying to kill me this week, and I’m not even being dramatic—okay, maybe a little. I shuffled out...
Heat Health
3
minutes
Sweaty man in Cubs cap drinks water, eyes smoggy skyline, wilted plant nearby.

Heat + Air Pollution: The Double Danger You Must Prepare For

Heat + air pollution is straight-up trying to murder me in Chicago right now, no cap. I'm sitting here in my third-floor walk-up, fan...
Heat Health
2
minutes
Sweaty kid under bedsheet tent holds melting popsicle as parent sprays hose; 100°F.

Kids in a Heat Wave: 7 Safety Rules Every Parent Should...

Kids in a heat wave, man—last summer here in Austin, it was like the sun decided to personally roast my family. I’m talking 107°...
Heat Health
3
minutes
Half-melted ice tray on dusty AC, sweaty handprint, bent fan blade, hazy heat.

Cooling Your Home Cheaply: Expert Tips You Can Try Today

Cooling your home cheaply hit me like a freight train last July when I opened my electric bill and actually yelped out loud in...
Heat Health
4
minutes
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Wildfires

Runner with phone-face showing 999 AQI, bandana mask down, embers in hazy orange sky.

Is It Safe to Exercise Outdoors During Smoke Alerts?

Is it safe to exercise outdoors during smoke alerts? Nah, but I did it anyway last fall when LA looked like the inside of a pumpkin spice latte that caught fire. Why I Thought “Is It Safe to Exercise Outdoors During Smoke Alerts?” Was a...
Wildfires
2
min.

Allergies

Lavender pillowcase spills dust-mite confetti on orange comforter; pollen droplets float mid-air.

Allergy-Proof Your Bedroom in One Afternoon

Allergy-proof your bedroom in one afternoon? Man, I actually muttered that to my cat last Saturday while wheezing like a broken accordion—turns out the...
Allergies
3
minutes
Sneezing face buried in tissue amid glowing pollen and tangled red balloon.

Ragweed Season on the Rise: How to Prepare

Ragweed season on the rise is straight-up ambushing me this year, like it waited until I bragged about “finally beating allergies” to prove me...
Allergies
3
minutes
Messy living room with dusty vent, spilled tissues, droopy plant, sock on lamp.

Is Your House Making You Allergic? Indoor Triggers to Fix

Indoor allergens are straight-up bullying me in my own house, and I’m over it. I’m sitting here in my Columbus, Ohio rental, nose running...
Allergies
5
minutes