Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:01:12 +0000
UNSW researchers have solved the mystery of why and how ocean ‘hotspots’ are forming so fast, by examining the winds that influence the ocean currents heating these areas.
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 22:51:15 +0000
By Sarah Amandolare an independent journalist covering science, health and travel. This article is co-published with Next City and made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. Nexus Media News is an editorially independent, nonprofit news service covering climate change. Follow us @NexusMediaNews.
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 02:11:57 +0000
Researchers used artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze more than 4 billion geolocated tweets over six years and found that, of the tweets containing hate speech, the critical variable was temperatures outside of a 54°F to 70°F comfort zone, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health. On days with temperatures between 21°F […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 01:52:12 +0000
A massive Antarctic glacier is less stable and could potentially cause more and more rapid sea level rise than previously predicted, a study published Monday in Nature Geoscience finds. The Thwaites Glacier, known as the “doomsday glacier” because it holds enough water to raise global sea levels by multiple feet, is especially susceptible to rising […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:27:59 +0000
Heat waves and drought are rocking the United States, and that has even led to some U.S. schools closing due to the extreme heat. This has happened on both the East Coast and the West Coast. Heat, Insufficient Cooling Disrupt Learning Nationwide Extreme heat across the country is disrupting education as high temperatures force schools […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2022 11:50:31 +0000
Extreme heat and heatwaves are growing more frequent and more severe because of climate change. That often brings to mind images of people trying to catch some shade under a baking hot sun or city kids cooling off in a fountain while their parents sweat on the sidelines. While climate change is making our days hotter, the […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:00:10 +0000
Officials from Portland, New York, Miami and Phoenix discuss plans to keep residents safe in extreme heat.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 03:30:34 +0000
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Laura Peterson It’s here! After years of advocacy, one executive order, two proposed laws, and numerous initiatives across federal agencies, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the independent federal agency responsible for protecting the financial system — has finally proposed that publicly traded corporations be truthful with […]
Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 13:07:54 +0000
The scorching temperature forecast for this summer makes me nervous. The extra-hot conditions expected across the country, shown in the graphic below, will put many millions of workers at high risk of heat-related injury, illness, and even death. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is prioritizing heat protections for workers, but it could take years for OSHA to finish […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 01:43:43 +0000
As schools across India close early for the summer — unable to operate amid the extreme heat and resulting power shut offs — a massive glacial lake outburst in Pakistan wiped out a bridge, two power plants, and flooded a village as the record-breaking, months-long heatwave grinds on. Record-high temperatures accelerated ice and snow melt, feeding a […]