When corals get too hot, the algae that feed them can disappear, leaving them bleached. Blocking the Sun could help.
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Seasonality is Changing for Extreme Dry and Humid Heat Events
NASA’s MERRA-2 reanalysis of past weather and climate reveals substantial shifts in extreme heat seasonality over the past 45 years.
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Antimicrobial Resistance Is Killing Millions. Climate Change Is Making It Worse.
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.”
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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.
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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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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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Solar Panels Can Cool Crops—and Workers
A new model simulates the benefits of agrivoltaic farming, in which solar panels and crops share the same land.
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Scientists Define a New Category of Heat Wave: “Snow Eaters”
Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.
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Extreme Heat May Drive Asthma Risk in Baltimore, Especially at Night
A new study paints a fuller picture of how heat affects respiratory health, especially in Baltimore’s socially vulnerable neighborhoods.
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Heat, Drought, Wildfires: Climate Change Supercharges Disasters in Europe
Western Europe is experiencing a summer of weather extremes.