Freshwater ecosystems need adequate levels of oxygen to maintain healthy biological communities and sustain life. But the increasing intensity and frequency of short-term heat waves, along with long-term climate warming, are significantly reducing the levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) on the surface of lakes across the globe, according to a new study. The researchers quantified […]
According to new data from Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), 2024 will be the planet’s warmest ever recorded, as well as the first above the 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature threshold set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The European Union’s climate monitor found that the planet’s average surface temperature for November was 1.62 degrees Celsius higher […]
A new study has found that 75 percent of heat-related deaths in Mexico occur among people under the age of 35, rather than in older people, as might be expected. Of these younger people, a large percentage were from 18 to 35 — an age range that might be perceived to be the most able […]
A newly released plan would see 60,000 parking spots throughout Paris turn into grounds for tree planting by 2030. The goal of the project is to better prepare for extreme heat events by providing shaded green spaces. The plan still requires approval from the Council of Paris to move forward. “Trees and nature are natural […]
As global warming worsens, green spaces in urban areas will play an important role in providing respite. According to a new analysis, these urban green spaces will be crucial in preventing heat-related deaths, which have been on the rise in recent years. The analysis, published in BMJ Open, reviewed a selected 12 studies on the […]
According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the summer of 2024 was the planet’s warmest on record for the Northern Hemisphere. The extreme heat of this year’s boreal summer — June to August — means it is more likely that the average global temperature for the entire year will be hotter than […]
California is in the midst of a scorching late-summer heat wave that threatens to worsen wildfire conditions, while several wildfires have broken out this week, prompting multiple evacuation efforts across the state. The National Weather Service (NWS) said in a statement Thursday that there will be “Nothing but heat for the next three days,” and […]
Far above Earth’s poles, swirling in the frigid stratosphere, are the polar vortexes: massive, freezing whirlwinds that strengthen in the winter and weaken in the summer. Right now, despite being in the dead of winter, Antarctica’s vortex is undergoing an unprecedented weakening, causing a massive heat wave across the continent. “This heat wave is a […]
As global temperatures continue to rise, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a worldwide call to action for more effective protection of the billions of people who are exposed to extreme heat. The urgent appeal follows the highest temperature ever recorded for the planet, as well as deadly heat waves in the United States, […]
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