Tag: heat
Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and...
Emily Johnson, US Geological Survey
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
When hotter and drier means more – but eventually less –...
Maureen C Kennedy, University of Washington; Don McKenzie, University of Washington, and Jeremy Littell, US Geological Survey
There is...
Lighter pavement really does cool cities when it’s done right
Hessam AzariJafari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Randolph E. Kirchain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
When heat waves hit, people...
Knowing how heat and humidity affect your body can help you...
JohnEric W. Smith, Mississippi State University
Less than a month into North America’s official summer, heat waves are blistering...
Lighter pavement really does cool cities when it’s done right
Hessam AzariJafari, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Randolph E. Kirchain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
When heat waves hit, people...
Wildfires are contaminating drinking water systems, and it’s more widespread than...
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University
More than 58,000 fires scorched the United States last year, and 2021 is on...
Cool touch shirts can make you feel cool on hot days,...
Susan L. Sokolowski, University of Oregon
It’s another hot and sweaty summer day, and you see an ad for a sports T-shirt claiming it is...
Cool touch shirts can make you feel cool on hot days,...
Susan L. Sokolowski, University of Oregon
It’s another hot and sweaty summer day, and you see an ad for a sports T-shirt claiming it is...
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...
