The compactness of the urban built environment significantly affects land surface temperature (LST), especially during heat waves (HW). However, the mechanisms by which the configuration of key building patches in built environments of varying compactness drives LST are unclear. This study proposes a...
By 2050, Earth’s mid-latitudes could be experiencing extreme heat between 90 and 180 days a year, with tropical regions enduring even more. So how hot is too hot, and what can people do to handle the heat? Carolyn Beans digs into how heat waves affect your body. [Directed by...
Their findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, showed that heatwaves like those experienced in July can now be expected to occur once every 15 years in North America, once every 10 years in Europe and once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. Wildfires rage across Europe ...
Climate changepromises to bring with it longer, hotter summers to many places on the planet. This June turned out to be the fourth-hottest month ever recorded—globally—scientists are reporting. With more heat waves on the horizon, and a big one currently sweeping much of the U.S., the ...
change. Then, they suggested how often heat waves would happen in the future. The model showed that heat waves in Europe and North America, but also would be almost twice as likely without climate change.It's too early to work out the cost of all that unusual weather. But hundreds of ...
The climate crisis has made heatwaves more likely and more intense around the world.Record-breaking high temperaturesare being reported across the world. According to international data, the first week of July 2023 wasthe hottest week on record, putting millions of people in danger. All through...
本文全文摘选自https://slate.com/technology/2021/07/heat-waves-climate-change-body-effects.html,适合改编为高考“阅读理解C篇”,仅供个人学习交流使用。 How Heat Waves Destroy the Human Body 热浪是如何摧毁我们身体的? BY ALEX...
The extreme heat in the Portland has melted power cables in the streetcar system, which caused the agency to cancel streetcar service today & tomorrow. We have a climate crisis fueling cascading health, power, and transportation crises. It's time to do something. h/t@dburbachhttps://t.co/...
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
While marine heatwaves have occurred in the past, they have become more prevalent and intense over the last century. In the northeast Pacific Ocean, the 2014-2016 heatwave is linked to an estimated 0.5-1 million common murres dying of starvation in the Gulf of Alaska and hundreds of thousands...