temperatures

Extreme heat can pose a ‘significant health risk’ to kids, experts say. Here’s what parents need to know.

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Olivia Martin

Summer 2023 saw record-breaking heat, and, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 90% of the 120,000 heat-related emergency room ...

Asia’s deadly heat wave was made 45 times more likely for this reason

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Hundreds of people died across Asia in recent weeks as the region sweltered under blistering temperatures. And a new study determined a ...

Ancient trees unlock an alarming new insight into our warming world

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Last summer, marked by deadly extreme heat and devastating wildfires, was the warmest in at least 2,000 years, according to new research, ...

Scientists Reveal ‘Major’ New Factor in Bumblebee Decline

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists have revealed a “major” new factor in the decline of bumblebee populations across the world. Bumblebee populations have declined by 90 ...

James Webb Space Telescope forecasts clouds of melted rock on this blisteringly hot exoplanet

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has performed a weather report for a distant planet. The powerful space telescope forecasts extreme wind ...

Extreme temperatures are tied to more than half a million stroke deaths a year. With climate change, expect more

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Dr. Sarah Adams

In 2019 alone, more than half a million people died due to a stroke linked to high and low temperatures, a new ...

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the ...

In Texas, Apparent Temperature Approaches Oven Setting

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Think temperatures are rising fast? That’s nothing compared with the apparent temperature, or heat index, which is increasing three times faster ...

This simple solution could bring some chill to scorching summer heat

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Summers are becoming increasingly dangerous, especially in cities where the warming effects of tall buildings, concrete and asphalt send temperatures soaring. But ...

More summertime weather forecast across US

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Dr. Sarah Adams

By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) – Millions of Americans across a wide swath of the U.S. Midwest, East Coast and South will ...