How extreme heat from climate change distorts human behavior
On a sweltering summer afternoon almost a decade ago, Meenu Tewari was visiting a weaving company in Surat in western India. Tewari, an urban planner,...
July 2021 was Earth’s hottest month ever recorded, NOAA finds
If you thought this July was just toasty, you probably didn’t realize you were living through the hottest month in modern history. On Friday, the...
The Pacific Northwest, Built for Mild Summers, Is Scorching Yet Again
Road crews sprayed water on century-old bridges in Seattle on Thursday to keep the steel from expanding in the sizzling heat. In Portland, Ore., where...
Pacific Northwest Bakes Under More Searing Heat
The Pacific Northwest is enduring searing heat at the end of this week, a little over a month after multiple days of record-breaking temperatures killed hundreds of...
First Thing: Oregon declares emergency as another ‘extreme heatwave’ looms
Oregon has declared a state of emergency as the Pacific north-west prepares for triple-digit temperatures just weeks after a deadly heatwavestruck the region. People streamed...
Heat wave blasts U.S. with 150 million Americans under alerts
Two unforgiving heat waves are roasting opposite corners of the Lower 48, prompting the issuance of heat alerts for more than 150 million people.Excessive-heat warnings...
Earth Is Warmer Than It’s Been in 125,000 Years
Modern society’s continued dependence on fossil fuels is warming the world at a pace that is unprecedented in the past 2,000 years—and its effects are...
Scientists expected thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost. What they found is ‘much more dangerous.’
Scientists have long been worried about what many call “the methane bomb” — the potentially catastrophic release of methane from thawing wetlands in Siberia’s permafrost.