After July 2023 was confirmed as the warmest month on record for planet Earth, a new study has shown the world's tropical forest canopies may be closer to critical high-temperature thresholds than previously known.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2023
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No stranger to hot weather, the Southern California region is facing more humid heat waves that test the adaptability of its residents. But different areas feel different effects.
Earth Sciences
Aug 22, 2023
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Seattle ranked as the worst city worldwide for air quality and pollution Sunday evening as wildfire smoke coated the region.
Environment
Aug 21, 2023
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Temperatures in Morocco have for the first time on record topped 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit), the North African country's meteorological service said Sunday amid a scorching heat wave.
Environment
Aug 13, 2023
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Spain's eastern city of Valencia set a new temperature record on Thursday as the country baked under its third heat wave of the summer.
Environment
Aug 10, 2023
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On a hot summer day, white clothing feels cooler than other colors due to reflecting—not absorbing—sunlight. Other colors like blue or black, will undergo a heating effect as they absorb light. To circumvent this heating ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 3, 2023
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The United Nations recently declared that the world is now in an "era of global boiling."
Environment
Aug 2, 2023
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Beijingers baked under crippling summer heat on Wednesday as China's capital kept up a record-breaking streak of four weeks of highs above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).
Environment
Jul 19, 2023
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Spain issued "extreme" danger alerts over scorching temperatures in three regions Tuesday as firefighters said a blaze that had raged for days in the Canary Islands had almost burnt itself out.
Environment
Jul 18, 2023
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Limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5℃ is getting harder. A recent UN report even stated that there is now "no credible pathway" to achieve this goal.
Environment
Jul 17, 2023
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