Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years, scientists say, and Las Vegas continues to break temperature records. The extreme heat claimed more than 500 lives in southern Nevada last year alone, and scientists and ...
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Jun 25, 2025
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Tens of millions of Americans sweltered outside or sought air-conditioned refuge as an "extremely dangerous" heat wave blanketed the eastern United States on Tuesday with record high temperatures.
Environment
Jun 25, 2025
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The Western Pacific Subtropical High (WPSH) functions like Earth's atmospheric traffic controller, directing summer monsoon flows that regulate rainfall and temperatures across East Asia. When this high-pressure system misbehaves, ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 24, 2025
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An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been so hot in more than a decade.
Environment
Jun 24, 2025
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Beijing residents sought shade and cooled off in canals on Monday as authorities issued the second-highest heat warning for the Chinese capital on one of its hottest days of the year so far.
Environment
Jun 23, 2025
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A potentially life-threatening heat wave enveloped the eastern third of the United States on Monday impacting nearly 160 million people, with temperatures this week expected to reach 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) ...
Environment
Jun 23, 2025
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Plane trees in cities have an important cooling effect even in extreme heat, according to a new study conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and EPFL published in Urban Forestry ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2025
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With wildfires blazing and temperature records being broken, many Canadians could be experiencing smoky air alongside soaring heat this summer—and according to new UBC research, the combined effects could be uniquely hazardous ...
Environment
Jun 23, 2025
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The UK could experience more frequent extreme and prolonged heat due to climate change, its meteorological office said Wednesday, as the country braced for its first heat wave of the year.
Environment
Jun 21, 2025
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Over the last two decades, the scientific community has made rapid strides in understanding climate change and air pollution—but progress on their combined effects remains limited. Traditional models often gloss over the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2025
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