41 Million Americans Are Simmering on Urban Heat Islands
Try walking outside on a midsummer day in New York City. You’re sweating buckets. You can smell garbage rotting by…
Heat Waves Aren’t Just Getting Hotter—They’re Stickier Too
Accordingly, in Miami the heat index—a measurement that combines temperature and relative humidity—has been above 100 for over 40 days…
CDC Finds 20 Infectious Agents in Unlicensed California Lab
After several months of investigation, local and federal authorities—including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—announced this week that they…
Record-breaking global coal demand set to remain at all-time high in 2023 – National
Global coal consumption reached a new record in 2022 and is expected to stay near those high levels this year,…
NASA’s Voyager 2 Experiences Unplanned ‘Communications Pause’
Artistic depiction of Voyager 2.Illustration: NASAA routine sequence of commands has triggered a 2-degree change in Voyager 2’s antenna orientation,…
The Mystery of the Colorado River’s Missing Water
As the West continues to dry up, water managers are increasingly pressed to accurately predict how much of the treasured…
Taylor Swift’s Seattle Tour Stop Clocks in on Seismometers
Image: Kevin Winter (Getty Images)Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour is still making headlines, for better or for worse, but this…
Brazilian Indigenous chief demands greater role in climate debate | Indigenous Rights News
Chief Raoni Metuktire, a well-known leader from the Amazon, calls for removal of ‘invaders’ from Indigenous territory.The Amazon’s most famous…
G20 fails to agree on 2025 emissions cap as summit ends amid record heat – National
The final meeting of climate and environment ministers from the world’s largest economies ended without an agreement or joint statement…
July 2023 set to be world’s hottest month ever record: scientists – National
July 2023 is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, UN Secretary-general António Guterres said on Thursday after scientists said it…