Everyone needs access to urban green spaces, not just those in more affluent areas, say researchers
Seeking the shade of a tree to relax or cool off is something many of us take for granted.
Seeking the shade of a tree to relax or cool off is something many of us take for granted.
Environment
Oct 6, 2023
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Climate change has become the main factor driving amphibians towards extinction as they remained the most threatened vertebrates over the past two decades, according to research published on Wednesday.
Ecology
Oct 4, 2023
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The hottest summer ever recorded in the northern hemisphere is a stark reminder of the immediacy of the climate crisis. And the hardest hit by climate impacts, such as residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, are often ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2023
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Confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 was the hottest month on record, with high-impact weather continuing through August. These records are based on air temperatures, but measurements of the temperature ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2023
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Every year, an estimated 600 people in the U.S. die in extreme heat waves. Nearly 10,000 are hospitalized and more than 67,000 visit emergency rooms. This year, record-smashing heat waves have swept across the southwestern ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2023
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Humans aren't the only ones leaving town when city heat becomes unbearable. A study done on 336 cities in China concludes that heat-retaining buildings and paved surfaces are directly related to a loss in bird diversity. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 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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At about summer's halfway point, the record-breaking heat and weather extremes are both unprecedented and unsurprising, hellish yet boring in some ways, scientists say.
Environment
Jul 31, 2023
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Extreme heat is now plaguing parts of the U.S., Europe, and Asia. A Virginia Tech expert explains what is making this one of the hottest summers on record.
Environment
Jul 20, 2023
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Millions of people across three continents suffered a sustained spell of heat Wednesday as fires raged, health worries mounted and temperature records tumbled.
Environment
Jul 19, 2023
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