Tag: heat
Yellow jerseys of the fireline: A day fighting wildfires can require...
Brent C. Ruby, University of Montana
For three weeks in July, the world’s most elite bike racers climb steep...
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...
Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting...
Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela, University of California, San Diego and Sally Warner, Brandeis University
When a hurricane hits land, the...
Will the Earth last forever?
Shichun Huang, University of Tennessee
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
How has the inside of the Earth stayed as hot as...
Shichun Huang, University of Tennessee
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages....
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...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
