Cities occupy just 3% of the Earth’s surface, yet more than half the world’s population live in urban environments. We need nation-wide plans to keep our cities cool so no one gets left behind.
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The pattern of autumn sea ice growth has been completely disrupted. The director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center explains what’s happening.
The 2020 wildfire season shattered records across the West. It’s part of a trend that’s headed in a dangerous direction.
In an era of climate change and extreme weather, a microgrid — a self-sufficient, energy-generating distribution and control system — puts communities on the path to self-reliance.
Persistent heat waves and dry lightning are part of the problem. For firefighters, the erratic behavior gets dangerous quickly.
Wildfires blanketing several Western cities are creating hazardous health conditions. Don’t count on cloth masks to protect your lungs.
Heat waves can kill via dehydration caused by heavy sweating. Breathing or heartbeat may suddenly stop. Prolonged overheating can also create widespread inflammation.
Volatile, unstable air means that it is very tricky to work out exactly where each thunderstorm will be.
Arctic heat waves were once rare and unusual events. But as their intensity and frequency increase with climate change, their fallout could affect the north — and the planet — for decades to come.
Unlike hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather phenomena, heat is a silent killer. The COVID-19 pandemic could make that worse.
Poverty and inequality affect the likelihood of your home overheating during heatwaves.
Recent summers have offered a taste of things to come for Welsh farmers.
Climate change is making extreme weather events, both hot and cold, more frequent across the Great Lakes region. Weatherizing low-income residents’ homes is an important way to prepare.
Plants have evolved techniques for protecting themselves from heat and insect attacks – but when both these stresses happen at once, one defense may neutralize the other.
At the peak of a summer heatwave in Adelaide, an aerial survey of land surface temperatures reveals just how much cooler neighbourhoods with good tree and vegetation cover can be.
Air conditioning isn’t the answer for everyone, especially for residents of the less affluent – and often hotter – suburbs of our big cities. But there are other ways to make hot days more bearable.
As climate change intensifies, much of the nation’s building stock will need upgrading to strengthen it against flooding, snowstorms and other weather hazards.
Air conditioning requires energy, and contributes to global warming – here are five ways of cooling which won’t cost the planet.
Hot weather kills more Americans yearly on average than floods, tornadoes or hurricanes. Three scholars explain how cities can prepare and help residents stay cool.
As the nation braces for a dangerous heat wave this weekend, a physician offers some tips for staying cool – and reminds us to watch out for older neighbors and friends.
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Deputy Director, Engagement and Impact, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Honorary Associate Professor in Environmental Health, Australian National University
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Assistant Professor of Architecture, University at Buffalo
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Senior Lecturer of Physical Geography and GIS, University of the Free State
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology