Tag: heat
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...
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...
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...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College
The Earth and the Moon may look...
