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The Texas electric power market is designed to give energy companies incentive to sell electricity at the lowest possible cost. That focus helps explain why it collapsed during a historic cold wave.
Heat waves, droughts and deep freezes can all strain the electric grid, leading utilities to impose rolling blackouts. Climate change is likely to make these events more common.
The media often call unusually cold, snowy storms a ‘polar vortex.’ The real polar vortex isn’t coming down to visit the lower 48, but changes to the polar vortex can influence winter weather.
De-icing salts help us get around in winter, but they corrode cars, crack roads and contaminate rivers and lakes. Scientists are working to develop better options by imitating natural antifreezes.
Even if you don’t have a garden, there are still ways you can benefit and connect with the nature on your doorstep.
Food shortages, festivities and far-off fighting – Britain’s coldest winters were among its most memorable.
Canadian skating rinks are diverse meeting and mingling places and seem to nurture respect, support and sociability, a new study stays.
Since 1979, the average number of snow days has fallen by about five per decade.
Going out in the cold won’t necessarily lead to you getting a cold. But cold weather in general is more hospitable to viruses, so it’s wise to take steps to keep your immune system strong.
Winter drownings become more common on warmer days or when rain has fallen on snow, leaving the ice thinner, weaker, and less stable.
Resistant bacteria aren’t the only risk posed by overprescribing antibiotics. A more immediate risk is side-effects and reactions, which a new review shows are surprisingly frequent and often severe.
Exercise can improve mood and mental health, which may drop during the winter months.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, and the colder weather approaches, new mathematical models are needed to study changing social behaviours and indoor spaces.
Although it can sometimes be challenging, there are ways to distinguish respiratory symptoms caused by a virus and those caused by an allergy.
Winter is when porridge really comes into its own. From Paleolithic times to workhouse gruel to hipster health bowls, this simple dish is warming and nourishing.
While many plant species fail to germinate, some mammals may wake up to a landscape devoid of prey.
Climate change has advanced the arrival of spring by as much as several weeks in some parts of the US. This can mean major crop losses and disconnects between species that need each other to thrive.
Shovelling snow is excellent exercise that works the upper and lower body. However, it’s important to remember that digging out from a storm pushes many people to their maximal fitness capacity.
With summer upon us, some people may be hoping to shed a few kilos. Although a quick-fix can be tempting, to keep the weight off in the longer term, here’s how to steer clear of the fads.
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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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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Bond University
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Climate scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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David King is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor (Practice) in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology and Environmental Temporal Cognition Lab Director, Keele University, Keele University
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Professor and York University Research Chair in Global Change Biology; Director of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research Global Water Academy, York University, Canada