Baking in building details improves urban heat risk models
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a first-ever urban heat wave simulation ...
Unprecedented Global Heat Wave “Hotspots” Shatter Climate Models, Kill Tens of Thousands
Researchers have discovered a pattern of extreme heat waves that defy current climate models, occurring globally except in ...
A Warning From a California Marine Heat Wave
An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may ...
Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly
A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest ...
New model can predict marine heat waves, extreme ocean acidity months in advance
In the 21st century, the Earth's oceans are growing warmer and more acidic. This change is happening slowly over the ...
In Mexico, Heat Waves Are Even Killing Younger Adults
It’s not just the elderly. More than three-quarters of heat-related deaths in Mexico occurred among people younger than 35, ...
Ocean eddy currents funnel extreme heat and cold to the life-filled depths
Marine heat waves and cold spells can severely damage ... In recent decades, there have been welcome advances in the form of ...
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With more heat waves in our future, researchers say we need to look at clean cooling
As cold temperatures are once again upon us, it's unlikely many Canadians are thinking about heat waves. But Canadians increasingly have to deal with them, and it's virtually certain next year won ...
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Has the Impact of Heat Waves on Mortality Changed in France Since the European Heat Wave of Summer 2003?
Background: In July 2006, a lasting and severe heat wave occurred in Western Europe. Since the 2003 heat wave, several preventive measures and an alert system aiming at reducing the risks related ...