“Frightening” Findings – Heatwaves Are Becoming More Frequent and More Deadly
The heatwaves we’re currently facing pose a significant threat to vulnerable groups like the elderly, the sick, and those in financial hardship. The 2003 heatwave…
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Feeling the Burn: Countries at Highest Risk for Devastating Heatwaves
Researchers identified regions, such as Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, and Central America, as most vulnerable to record-breaking heatwaves, emphasizing the need for action plans to…
1,000-Plus Years of Tree Rings Confirm Unprecedented Nature of 2021 Western North America Heat Wave
The historic extremity of the event serves as a warning for other regions. During the summer of 2021, an unprecendented heatwave swept across western North…
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…
It’s Only Going To Get Hotter: Scientists Forecast Rising Temperatures and More Frequent Heatwaves
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…
Extreme Indian Heat Wave: NASA’s ECOSTRESS Detects Blistering “Heat Islands”
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…
Oppressive Heat Waves Strike India, Leaving More Than a Billion People Sweltering
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…
As Temperatures Spike, So Do Deaths From Heart Disease – Here’s Who’s Most at Risk
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…
Mediterranean Continues To Bake – Surface Temperatures Over 120° in Turkey and Cyprus
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…
NASA Tracks Scorching Heat Wave Over US Southwest
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…
NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Tracks Record-Breaking Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest
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…
Scorching Heat in Siberia and Europe – Record Low Ice Coverage in Arctic Ocean’s Laptev Sea
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…
Monitoring the Devastating US-Canada Heatwave From Space
While heatwaves are quite common during the summer months, the scorching heatwave hitting parts of western Canada and the US has been particularly devastating –…
Exceptional Heat Hits Pacific Northwest – “Historic and Dangerous”
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…
Records Fall in Extreme Early Summer Heatwave
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…
Remarkable Heatwave Scorches the Middle East – “Heat Dome” Phenomenon
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…
Prepare for Substantially Larger Heat Waves – Extreme Heat Waves Could Double in Size
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…
Australian Heat Wave Causes Gadgets to Fail
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…
