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As Temps Rise, Preschoolers Get Less Exercise Outside
By ESTHER ROBARDS-FORBES – UT AUSTIN The findings, published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, may seem obvious to anyone who’s watched their little ones wilt...
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Predicting the Future: The Comforts of the Weather Map
Not reassuring when weathermen say ‘Today will be terrible but don’t worry it won’t be as terrible as tomorrow or Friday’. ― Jonah Goldberg Weather maps are omens. Little oracles that provide...
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Monster Heat Hits 1/3rd of World Population
By Robert Hunziker It has started, and it’s fierce… Monster Heat! “It’s a ‘monster heat spell like none before,” according to climatologist and weather historian Maximiliano Herrera, describing...
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What Can Be Learned From the Pacific Northwest’s 2021 Heat Wave
By Mai Hoang / Crosscut.com A new report reveals strategies to prevent the hundreds of deaths tied to the prolonged heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest for several weeks in late June and July...
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What Is a Heat Dome? An Atmospheric Scientist Explains the Weather Phenomenon...
By William Gallus, Iowa State University A heat dome occurs when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over an area. The heat dome can stretch over several states and linger for days to...
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How to Keep Your Mood up in Summer Heat
By LOGAN BURTCH-BUUS-ARIZONA Summer months are often full of happy moments and a sense of freedom, but it’s not all fun in the sun. Sometimes, higher temperatures and changing social obligations can...
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‘Shocking’ Temps Don’t Tell the Whole Story of Extreme Heat
By KYLE MITTAN-U. ARIZONA In many ways Phoenix, Arizona has become exhibit A for extreme heat, especially in the Southwest. The city set a record on July 18, reaching 19 consecutive days with high...
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How Investors Profit From Climate Disasters
By Kathryn Krawczyk, Energy News Network Hello and welcome to Energy News Weekly! The Labor Day holiday made for a pretty slow energy news week. We’re skipping the breakdown of the biggest clean...
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Child Maltreatment Rates Rise When It Gets Hotter
By VICTORIA YU-TEXAS The study, released as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, offers new insights into how climate change will affect child welfare. Drawing from a decade’s worth...
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Aerosol Emissions Drive Atlantic Hurricanes, Sahel Rain
By ROBERT C. JONES JR. – U. MIAMI The findings, published in the journal Nature, come in a year when several hurricanes, including Hurricane Idalia, formed within days of each other over the tropical...
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In the Face of Extreme Weather, Scientists Look to Adapt Crops
By LOURDES MEDRANO In late September, an international team of researchers fanned out across a remote New Mexico mountain range, in search of an elusive plant. The group trekked through the rugged...
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El Niño: What It Is, How It Devastates Economies, and Where It Intersects...
By Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource There is a band of water across the equatorial Pacific Ocean, stretching from the coast of South America through to the island nations of Southeast...
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How El Niño and la Niña Climate Patterns Form
By Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource Trade winds usually push warm water across the Pacific westward toward Oceania and Asia, causing cold water to surface along the coastlines of the...
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Weather-Based Pain Forecast Could Influence Daily Plans
By ERICA TECHO-U. GEORGIA For individuals who experience chronic pain, weather can be a significant factor in their day-to-day plans. “We’re finding more consistent relationships between weather...
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As Lightning Strike Fatalities Increase, Bangladesh Still Has No Reliable...
By Abu Siddique Between 2011 and 2020, lightning strikes claimed the lives of 2,164 people, or nearly four people every week, in Bangladesh, according to the country’s disaster management department....
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Whipsawed by Erratic Weather, Mountain Forest Ecosystems Under Stress
By Jack Igelman, Carolina public press Editor’s note: This article is part 1 of the five-part in-depth series Fraught Forests from Carolina Public Press, which examines the challenges of climate...
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Study on Brazilian heat wave deaths shows gender & racial disparities
By Michael Esquer A new study estimates that the deaths of nearly 50,000 people in Brazil in recent decades could be attributed to the occurrence of heat waves, and it points out that these extreme...
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Brazilian Youngsters Discuss How They Are Tackling the Climate Emergency
by Beatriz Jucá and Leandro Barbosa Affected by drought, pollution, high waters and floods, young people from different Brazilian states describe how climate change is impacting their routines and...
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A New Way to Quantify Climate Change Impacts: “Outdoor Days”
By David L. Chandler | MIT News For most people, reading about the difference between a global average temperature rise of 1.5 C versus 2 C doesn’t conjure up a clear image of how their daily lives...
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Roofing for Extreme Temperatures: Best Practices
As climate change gets worse, both homeowners and contractors face new challenges with roofing. Extreme temperatures, like very hot heat waves or very cold polar vortexes, really affect how well roofs...
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