heat waves

Extreme Heat Stress in Europe Hit Record Levels in 2023, Report Finds

Extreme Heat Stress in Europe Hit Record Levels in 2023, Report Finds

Extreme heat stress is affecting much of Europe at record rates, according to a new report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). According to the European State of the Climate 2023 report, temperatures in Europe were consistently high, with higher than average temperatures for 11 months last year. […]

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    Arizona’s Health Department Adds Chief Heat Officer

    Arizona’s Health Department Adds Chief Heat Officer

    Following the hottest year on record, complete with a megadrought in Arizona that led to construction restrictions to reserve groundwater around Phoenix, Arizona has added a new chief heat officer to its Department of Health Services. The officer’s role is to help with extreme heat preparedness in the state. Dr. Eugene Livar, a physician who […]

    Deforestation Could Put 84% of North American Lizards at Risk, Study Says

    Deforestation Could Put 84% of North American Lizards at Risk, Study Says

    Deforestation is making lizards in North America more vulnerable because of a lack of shelter from extreme temperatures, according to a new study. Led by scientists at University of Colorado Boulder and Tel Aviv University, the study found that forest loss, alongside climate change, could negatively impact 84% of lizards in North America by 2100. […]

    El Niño Predicted to Supercharge Record Global Heating in 2024

    El Niño Predicted to Supercharge Record Global Heating in 2024

    The current El Niño event — which has been impacting global temperatures and weather since July of last year — is predicted to continue to drive record heat in 2024, according to a new modeling analysis by an international team of researchers. According to the study, several areas worldwide are likely to see record-setting average […]

    Wild Weather in Central U.S. as Deep Freeze to Follow Heat Wave

    Wild Weather in Central U.S. as Deep Freeze to Follow Heat Wave

    Unusually warm weather in the central and southern United States on Monday and Tuesday will be followed by a deep freeze as extreme winter weather moves from coast to coast. Monday’s temperatures in the Midwestern states of Iowa and Nebraska were roughly 40 degrees Fahrenheit above average — in the mid-70s — while southern cities […]

    Marine Heat Waves Can Impact Microorganisms Enough to Cause ‘Profound Changes’ to Ocean Food Chain

    Marine Heat Waves Can Impact Microorganisms Enough to Cause ‘Profound Changes’ to Ocean Food Chain

    Marine heat waves (MHWs) are prolonged periods of ocean warming that can significantly affect coral reefs, fish, kelp forests and other marine life. A new study led by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has found that MHWs are changing the communities of microorganisms that make up the foundation of the oceanic food […]