Tag: Heat wave
Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the...
Srinivas Garimella, Georgia Institute of Technology and Matthew T. Hughes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Not only people need...
Why homes often feel warmer than the thermostat suggests – and...
Jonathan Bean, University of Arizona
Picture two homes on the same street: one constructed in the 1950s and the...
What is a heat dome? An atmospheric scientist explains the weather...
William Gallus, Iowa State University
A heat dome occurs when a persistent region of high...
MLB home run counts are rising – and global warming is...
Christopher W. Callahan, Dartmouth College and Justin S. Mankin, Dartmouth College
Home runs are exhilarating – those lofting moments...
2022’s US climate disasters, from storms and floods to heat waves...
Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton
The year 2022 will be remembered across the U.S. for its devastating flooding and...
2022’s supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La...
Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland
There’s an old joke about the fellow who has his left foot in a...
If you thought this summer’s heat waves were bad, a new...
David Battisti, University of Washington
As global temperatures rise, people in the tropics, including places like India and Africa’s...
Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated...
J. Carlee Purdum, Texas A&M University
Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
