The death of a toddler from extreme heat has highlighted the risk of climate-related disease across Malaysia. That same week, Vietnam declared a state of emergency after abnormally high temperatures in the south dried out entire rice fields. In the Philippines, classes were suspended in hundreds of schools as daily temperatures exceeded 107 degrees Fahrenheit… Read More »
The world has left behind another month of record-breaking heat. New data from Copernicus, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service, shows last month was the warmest February on record globally, with “extraordinarily high” temperatures in both air and sea. The record temperatures come as the United States continues to deal with extreme weather. In… Read More »
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Earth was record warm in January for the eighth month in a row, according to the European climate agency. That was evident in the northern United States, where nearly 1,000 people played golf in snow-covered Minneapolis last month during what the state calls the “Lost Winter of 2023-24.” According to… Read More »
A handful of centuries-old sponges from deep in the Caribbean are leading some scientists to think that human-caused climate change is starting earlier and warming the world more than they thought. They calculate that the world has moved beyond the internationally approved goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since… Read More »
A handful of centuries-old sponges from deep in the Caribbean are leading some scientists to think that human-caused climate change is starting earlier and warming the world more than they thought. They calculate that the world has moved beyond the internationally approved goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since… Read More »
While much of the rest of the world is feeling the unusually warm weather, much of the United States is shivering from bitter cold. As strange as it sounds, this contradiction fits neatly into explanations for what climate change is doing to Earth, scientists said. On the global temperature map for the past few days,… Read More »
While much of the rest of the world is feeling the unusually warm weather, much of the United States is shivering from bitter cold. As strange as it sounds, this contradiction fits neatly into explanations for what climate change is doing to Earth, scientists said. On the global temperature map for the past few days,… Read More »
The first few days of the new year confirmed some disturbing news: 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. Researchers predicted this would be the case during a period of sustained daily and monthly record-breaking temperatures; But how important were the numbers and what did this mean for the future of our country? warming planet?… Read More »
Earth broke global annual temperature records last year, flirting with the agreed warming threshold and showing more signs of a fiery planet, the European Climate Agency said on Tuesday. The year is 1.48 degrees Celsius (2.66 Fahrenheit) warmer than the pre-industrial era, European climate agency Copernicus said, in the first of several scientific agency teams… Read More »
PORTLAND, Oregon. (AP) — From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat wave that sent the normally temperate region into Death Valley-like extremes and severely damaged both trees and people. . Seattle and Portland, Oregon recorded their highest temperatures ever, reaching 108 Fahrenheit (42.2 Celsius) and 116 Fahrenheit (46.6… Read More »