Tag: Heat wave
Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter...
Dan O'Brien, Northeastern University
It’s summer, and it’s been hot, even in northern cities such as Boston. But not...
2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban...
Ian Smith, Boston University and Lucy Hutyra, Boston University
When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to...
Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends...
Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina; Elena Louder, University of South Carolina; Nikki Luke, University of Tennessee, and Shelley Welton, University of...
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and...
Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
