In many parts of the world heat waves are happening more often with greater intensity and for longer durations. By 2050, Earth’s mid-latitudes could be experiencing extreme heat between 90 and 180 days a year, with tropical regions enduring even more. S
In many parts of the world heat waves are happening more often with greater intensity and for longer durations. By 2050, Earth’s mid-latitudes could be experiencing extreme heat between 90 and 180 days a year, with tropical regions enduring even more. S
making heat waves like this one more frequent and intense than those from any other point in recorded history. As the heat soars, so does the death toll. A worldwide study published last month in the journal Nature Cl...
HOW DO HEAT WAVES, COLD WAVES, DROUGHTS, HAIL AND TORNADOES AFFECT US AGRICULTURE?Emanuele MassettiGeorgia Institute of Technology
Some might like it hot, but extreme heat can overpower the human body. An expert from the CDC explains how heat kills and why fans are worthless in the face of truly high temperatures
Their findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, showed that heatwaves like those experienced in July can now be expected to occur once every 15 years in North America, once every 10 years in Europe and once every five years in China. ...
With heatwaves occurring more frequently, investigators from the European Insomnia Network recently explored how outdoor nighttime temperature changes affect body temperature and sleep quality. Their review of the literature, which is published in the Jo
What makes heat waves so dangerous? Why do we underestimate their dangers, and what can we do about it? To learn more, State of the Planet spoke with Robbie Parks, an environmental epidemiologist at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Parks studies the connections betweenclima...
recurring heatwaves have been affecting large portions of Asia,Europe, and theUnited States, priming the land forfires in places like Greece, Spain, andCanada, triggering unhealthy air warnings, evacuations, and heat-related deaths. The increasingly threatening effects of the climate crisis are al...
This is how to do heatless waves and curls at home depending on your hair type. If you have kinky curly hair, doa twist out with wet hair. If you have straight hair, use sponge rollers or socks to air dry hair into sleek waves. If you have curly hair, sc