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Environment Jul 13, 2023

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter

An already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree (0.13 degrees Celsius), with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month, ...

Plants & Animals Jul 13, 2023

Warmer weather makes venomous snake bites more likely, researchers find

Climate change is not only making Georgia hotter but also increasing the likelihood of snake bite, according to a new study. Every degree Celsius of daily temperature increase corresponds with about a 6% increase in snake ...

Environment Jul 6, 2023

Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.

The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely centuries, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high. It's the latest in a series ...

Planetary Sciences Jul 5, 2023

Video: European satellite captures lightning strikes

The first ever satellite instrument capable of continuously detecting lightning across Europe and Africa has now been switched on. New animations from the innovative 'Lighting Imager' confirm the instrument will revolutionize ...

Environment Jul 5, 2023

Monday may have set a global record for the hottest day ever. Tuesday broke it

The entire planet sweltered for the two unofficial hottest days in human recordkeeping Monday and Tuesday, according to University of Maine scientists at the Climate Reanalyzer project.

Environment Jun 29, 2023

Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here's why you'd better get used to it

The only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven ...

Earth Sciences Jun 27, 2023

Scientists develop freely available risk model for hurricanes, tropical cyclones

As human-driven climate change amplifies natural disasters, hurricanes and typhoons stand to increase in intensity. Until now, there existed very few freely available computer models designed to estimate the economic costs ...

Environment Jun 16, 2023

Beijing roasts in record mid-June temperatures

Temperatures in Beijing hit a record for mid-June of 39.4 degrees Celsius (103 Fahrenheit) on Friday, China's meteorological authority said, warning the public to stay indoors.

Environment Jun 14, 2023

Over 100,000 evacuated as cyclone threatens India, Pakistan

More than 100,000 people had been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall Thursday of a fierce cyclone which could devastate homes and tear down power lines.

Environment Jun 7, 2023

Bangladesh shuts schools, cuts power in longest heatwave in decades

Bangladesh has shut thousands of schools as it struggles through its lengthiest heatwave in half a century, with widespread power cuts only compounding locals' misery.

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