Climate Change-Driven Heat Waves Have Cost the World Trillions
Dartmouth research concludes that measures to protect individuals on hot days are needed now, particularly in low-income countries. Massive economic losses brought on by hot weather…
Dartmouth research concludes that measures to protect individuals on hot days are needed now, particularly in low-income countries. Massive economic losses brought on by hot weather…
Researchers find that human activities increase the chance of more intense heat waves. The 19th of July was the hottest day ever recorded in the…
The instrument aboard the space station documents blistering hot temperatures in urban areas around Delhi during the historic heat wave on the Indian subcontinent. A…
The hottest March in India on record was followed by more waves of oppressive heat in April, leaving more than a billion people sweltering and…
Heat waves, which are on the rise, appear to pose particular risk for men and Black populations. Extreme heat accounted for about 600-700 additional deaths…
This map shows the temperature of the land surface on August 2, 2021. It is clear to see that surface temperatures in Turkey and Cyprus…
While one science instrument mapped the dome of high pressure that settled over the southwestern U.S. in early July, another captured ground surface temperatures. Just…
The AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite collected temperature readings in the atmosphere and at the surface during an unprecedented heat wave in the Pacific…
While record-breaking heat enveloped the Pacific Northwest in June 2021, other parts of the Northern Hemisphere also saw early-summer temperatures climb. While record-breaking heat scorched the…
While heatwaves are quite common during the summer months, the scorching heatwave hitting parts of western Canada and the US has been particularly devastating –…
In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada during a “historic and dangerous” heatwave. Extraordinary heat events occur…
Extreme heat has descended on the southwestern United States, with several states enduring temperatures near and above record highs for June. Extreme heat has descended…
A phenomenon known as a “heat dome” set the stage for remarkably high temperatures as meteorological summer got under way. With meteorological summer just underway, some parts…
Our planet has been baking under the sun this summer as temperatures reached the hottest ever recorded and heat waves spread across the globe. While…
The Australian heat wave is getting so hot that Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology had to add new colors to its weather map. There are parts…