Tag: Cold weather
Cold weather brings itchy, irritated, dry and scaly skin – here’s...
Sonal Choudhary, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Jeffrey Chen, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
In many parts of...
How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January days
Deanna Hence, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Above the equator, winter officially begins in December. But in many areas,...
Power outages across the Plains: 4 questions answered about weather-driven blackouts
Michael E. Webber, University of Texas at Austin
Editor’s note: Amid record cold temperatures and skyrocketing energy demand, utilities...
Will going out in the cold give you a cold?
Libby Richards, Purdue University
Many of us have heard: “Don’t go outside without a coat; you’ll catch a cold.”
That’s not exactly true. As with many...
Do I have to wear a jacket when it’s cold outside?
Carolyn Kaloostian, University of Southern California
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
If it’s below 40 degrees in South Florida, the forecast calls...
Frank Mazzotti, University of Florida
As temperatures were dipping this week, the National Weather Service issued freeze warnings for much of Florida and Georgia, adding...
What makes natural gas bottlenecks happen during extreme cold snaps
Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University
When temperatures in Minneapolis fell to 27 below zero during the January 2019 polar vortex, the Xcel Energy utility urged...
Climate change is shrinking winter snowpack, which harms Northeast forests year-round
Andrew Reinmann, CUNY Graduate Center and Pamela Templer, Boston University
Climate change often conjures up images of heat, drought and hurricanes. But according to the...
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Charles F. Kutscher, University of Colorado Boulder
Although the coronavirus pandemic has dominated recent headlines, climate change hasn’t gone away. Many experts are calling for...
