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    More Than 70,000 People Hospitalized Amid Record-Breaking Heat in Japan

    More Than 70,000 People Hospitalized Amid Record-Breaking Heat in Japan

    An ongoing heatwave has sent a record 71,266 people to hospitals across Japan between April 30 and Aug. 5 with 138 people dying from heat-related illnesses, The Japan Times reported, citing the nation’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The busy capital of Tokyo saw the highest number of people taken to hospitals, at 5,994. Osaka […]

    Scientists Warn We May Be on Track for ‘Hothouse Earth’

    Scientists Warn We May Be on Track for ‘Hothouse Earth’

    In two recent studies, scientists have looked into the future and into the past to see what might happen to the global climate if we fail to curb greenhouse gas emissions in time. The results are frightening. A study published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examined how, once a certain threshold […]

    ‘New World Record’: Imperial, California Felt Rain at 119°F

    ‘New World Record’: Imperial, California Felt Rain at 119°F

    Southern California is not only sweltering under extreme heat, the city of Imperial actually witnessed rainfall when it was a scorching 119 degrees Fahrenheit outside on July 24, weather experts observed. The bizarre event set “a new world record for the hottest temperature ever measured while rain was falling,” Dr. Jeff Masters, meteorologist and co-founder […]

    Sweden’s Highest Peak Shrinks in Arctic Heatwave

    Sweden’s Highest Peak Shrinks in Arctic Heatwave

    The southern tip of the Kebnekaise mountain is likely no longer Sweden’s highest peak as a heat wave in the Arctic circle bakes the region, researchers said. Between July 2 and July 31, “four meters of snow and ice have melted, an average of 14 cm per day,” Stockholm University Geography Professor and Head of […]

    Hottest Four Years Ever? 2015. 2016. 2017. 2018?

    Hottest Four Years Ever? 2015. 2016. 2017. 2018?

    According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2018 is on pace to be the fourth hottest year on record. Only three other years have been hotter: 2015, 2016 and 2017. “The impacts of climate change are no longer subtle,” Michael Mann, a climate scientist and director of the Earth System Science […]

    Thousands Flee ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Northern California Wildfire

    Thousands Flee ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Northern California Wildfire

    An out-of-control wildfire in Northern California burned its way into the town of Redding Thursday night, forcing thousands to flee and leading to the second fire-caused death in the state this month, CNN reported. The so-called Carr Fire prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency in two counties, NBC affiliates KOBI and […]