Spending time outside during a heatwave can be sweaty, uncomfortable and even unhealthy, but scientists have developed an innovation that they say could provide relief: clothing that physically cools the body. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a flexible, chalk-based coating that can be added to fabrics. During tests in the scorching… Read More »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Levena Lindahl closes all rooms during the summer months, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets for air conditioning to manage the monthly cost of electricity. But heat still gets in. “Going up there is like walking into soup. It’s so hot,” Lindahl said. “If I walk past the attic upstairs, you… Read More »
A record-breaking heatwave at the coldest time on Earth has scientists worried about the future health of the Antarctic continent and the consequences it could have on millions of people around the world. Since mid-July, temperatures have risen 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in some parts of Antarctica, and above-season temperatures could continue into the… Read More »
BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the relentless heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping in attics. Hanna Ouhbour needed shelter, too, but she was outside the hospital waiting for her cousin, a diabetic, in a room with no air conditioning. There were 21 heat-related deaths on Wednesday as temperatures rose to 48.3 degrees… Read More »
By the first month of summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population had experienced at least one extreme heat wave, and millions of people were under heat warnings, with forecasts warning of more to come. In early July, Death Valley reached temperatures of 125 degrees Fahrenheit (51.7 Celsius) or higher for nine days.… Read More »
With weeks left in the heart of fire season, more than 242,000 acres have burned in California, about twice the normal area for this time of year, according to statistics from the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. While the number of fires that have started so far is typical for the summer, intense… Read More »
It’s like Groundhog Day in the Mediterranean. After last summer’s record-breaking temperatures, Greece, Italy and Croatia are baking under another heatwave. It’s bad enough for the locals, but – as schools go into holiday this week and next – millions of British holidaymakers will join them. For some it will be a welcome contrast to… Read More »
With less than a month until the start of summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population has experienced an extreme heat wave. By early July, millions of people in the western U.S. were under heat warnings or sweating from humid heat in the East. Death Valley reached a dangerous 129 degrees Fahrenheit (53.9… Read More »
With less than a month until the start of summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population has experienced an extreme heat wave. By early July, millions of people in the western U.S. were under heat warnings or sweating from humid heat in the East. Death Valley reached a dangerous 129 degrees Fahrenheit (53.9… Read More »
With less than a month until the start of summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population has experienced an extreme heat wave. By early July, millions of people in the western U.S. were under heat warnings or sweating from humid heat in the East. Death Valley reached a dangerous 129 degrees Fahrenheit (53.9… Read More »