extreme heatclimate adaptationExtreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of mortality in the United States, but there is little evidence about how this climate hazard affects residents of different housing types. In this study, we examine whether Californians living in subsidized housing are ...
Once these storms pass through, Central New York will see a return of the oppressive summer heat. Starting Sunday,temperatureswill climb back to the 80s and should reach the low 90s by Tuesday. The Weather Channel's 10 day outlook has circled next Wednesday as being the hottest day of the...
Heat-related illnesses occur when exposure to high temperatures and humidity, which can be intensified by physical exertion, overwhelms the body's ability to cool itself. Cases range from mild, like benign heat rashes in infants, to more serious, when the body's core temperature increases. That...
Extreme heat often brings extreme wildfires, and this year is no exception, with unprecedented heat waves fueling enormous outbreaks of fires in the western United States and Canada as well as across the Mediterranean and in Siberia. But paradoxically the most intense wildfires can have the opposite...
Extreme heat often brings extreme wildfires, and this year is no exception, with unprecedented heat waves fueling enormous outbreaks of fires in the western United States and Canada, as well as across the Mediterranean and in Siberia. But paradoxically, the most intense wildfires can have the oppo...
"Excessive heat is the leading weather related killer in the United States," the National Weather Service warns, noting that conditions in cities, with their dense populations and urban"heat island" effect, can be especially hazardous. In June, 54-year-old Marsha Cookdied after she collapsedand...
While more cities in the United States are expanding cooling centers to help people escape the heat, there will still be many people who will experience these dangerous conditions with no way to cool themselves. It's even those who have air conditioning or not turn it on because of the ...
UNITED NATIONS, July 26, 2024 (BSS/XINHUA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for global action to tackle extreme heat, as "extreme temperatures are no longer a one day, one week or one month phenomenon." "Earth is becoming hotter and more dangerous for everyone, ev...
Earth's warming climate is causing heat waves to become more frequent, longer lasting, and hotter, while occurring in locations unaccustomed to such weather events. Extreme heat events (EHEs), such as those in the western United States, ... L Patel,K Conlon,C Sorensen,... - 《Nejm Catal...
In addition to transporting moisture, ARs also transport heat, but the impact of this transport on global near-surface air temperatures has not yet been characterized. Here we show that seasons with more frequent ARs also have warmer than average temperatures in many mid-latitude regions, and ...