When temperatures spike, the homes that have already stood for generations are often the first to buckle. You feel it in ...
Honey bees are able to carefully manage the temperature inside their hives, but new research shows that extreme summer heat can overwhelm this ability. A study published in Ecological and Evolutionary ...
Each fraction of a degree of warming will have a bigger impact than the last on lengthening heat waves, with the most extreme heat waves lengthening the most. Tropical regions will see larger changes ...
Every summer, heat waves affect millions of people around the world. The World Meteorological Organization reported that at least 10 countries experienced temperatures higher than 50ºC in 2023–2024.
Australia has always had heat waves. But this week's heat wave in southeastern Australia is something else. Temperatures in some inland towns in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria were up ...
When a hurricane or a wildfire strikes, the economic damage is usually very visible - roofs are ripped off or charred homes line roads. Heat waves cause financial damage, too, but it’s more diffuse: ...
Weather isn’t climate, and a heat wave isn’t proof of human-induced global warming any more than a snowball disproves it. At the same time, nothing quite focuses the mind on the causes and effects of ...
Human-induced climate change made the intense early January heat wave in Australia five times more likely, according to a new analysis by World Weather Attribution.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The first summer heat wave is hitting Southern California. The weather can be dangerous -- especially if you have underlying conditions. We know how miserable it's can be, but ...
There have been concerns that Nairobi and several other counties could be experiencing a heat wave, which can have adverse health effects.