The United States is experiencing its first significant heat wave of the year, beginning Friday across the Great Plains and expanding into parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes over the weekend, according to the National Weather ...
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In Europe, people are increasingly exposed to extreme heat events—with serious consequences for human health, ecosystems, and agriculture. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology have developed and tested ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2025
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Earth's cloud cover is rapidly shrinking and contributing to record-breaking temperatures, according to new research involving the Monash-led Australian Research Council Center of Excellence for 21st Century Weather.
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Jun 19, 2025
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Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking emergency medical care in the capital Tokyo.
Environment
Jun 18, 2025
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In a study published in Weather, researchers estimated the current chances and characteristics of extreme hot episodes in the UK, and how they have changed over the last six decades.
Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2025
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Human-caused climate change boosted Iceland and Greenland 's temperatures by several degrees during a record-setting May heat wave, raising concerns about the far-reaching implications melting Arctic ice has for weather around ...
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Jun 11, 2025
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Heat waves, droughts and forest fires are some of the extreme climate-related events that are expected not only to become more frequent but also to increasingly strike at the same time. This finding emerges from a new study ...
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Jun 5, 2025
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New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heat waves have a major influence on the spread of many diseases—and that many existing predictive models have overlooked this complexity. Specifically, ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2025
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Last August, residents of New Orleans endured a spate of extreme heat alerts, warning of successive days with temperatures in the triple digits and little relief after sundown.
Environment
Jun 4, 2025
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A new study, recently published in Urban Climate, highlights how extreme heat affects neighborhoods across Virginia, revealing stark disparities in temperature exposure linked to race, income, and tree cover.
Environment
Jun 2, 2025
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