A growing body of evidence indicates that factors such as rising temperatures and extreme weather are contributing to what some researchers have called “the slow pandemic.”
Climate Change
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Climate Change Will Reshape Malaria Prevalence Across Africa
As the continent warms, once cooler regions will become prime habitat for mosquitoes and their parasites, while in other regions, heat will lower disease transmission.
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How Rising Air Plumes Help Spike Moist Heat
When dry air mixes with warm, moist air carried aloft by currents from the surface, it can contribute to rising wet-bulb temperatures near Earth’s surface.
Posted inResearch & Developments
Narwhals Dive Deep to Help Scientists Research the Warming Arctic
Scientists come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes, that shape is a blubbery 1,000-kilogram whale with a 2-meter tusk.
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The 26 August 2026 catastrophic debris flow in Nepal and Tibet
The catastrophic debris flow that struck Nepal and Tibet today was triggered by the collapse of a glacier high in the mountains. Loyal readers will have seen the footage of the catastrophic debris flow that struck parts of Tibet and Nepal today, 26 August 2026. There is a variety of sources, of which the CCTV […]
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Extreme Heat and Extreme Cold Drive an Increase in Fatal Overdoses
As our planet’s temperatures become more volatile, communities may see an uptick in overdose deaths.
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Climate Model Benchmarking: Building Trust and Advancing Science
A critical look at how well climate models work, how to successfully use them, and the anticipated challenges for their next-generation development.
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Why Marine Heat Waves and Acidification Strike Together
A chemistry tug-of-war between ocean acidity and carbon in warming oceans determines when and where these damaging events strike.
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It Takes Three to Model Methane Right
By combining conventional process-based and atmospheric inversion modeling with machine learning, scientists home in on a more realistic methane model.
