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58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change...

Tristan McKenzie, University of Gothenburg; Camilo Mora, University of Hawaii, and Hannah von Hammerstein, University of Hawaii Climate change...

How to keep athletes safe from heat illness as high school...

Susan Yeargin, University of South Carolina As temperatures rise, heat illnesses are becoming an increasing risk for athletes, particularly...

How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab...

W. Larry Kenney, Penn State; Daniel Vecellio, Penn State; Rachel Cottle, Penn State, and S. Tony Wolf, Penn State

Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and...

Elena N. Naumova, Tufts University Every year, almost 1 in 6 Americans gets a foodborne illness, and about 3,000...

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 pressure traps heat over...

Grim 2022 drought outlook for Western US offers warnings for the...

Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder Much of the western U.S. has been in the grip of an unrelenting...

Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences

Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland The world witnessed record-breaking climate and weather disasters in 2021, from destructive flash floods...

2021’s climate disasters revealed an east-west weather divide, with one side...

Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton Alongside a lingering global pandemic, the year 2021 was filled with climate disasters, some...

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