Record heat of 2023 partly due to ‘mysterious’ process, says NASA scientist
Human activity is warming the planet, leading to more frequent and intense extreme weather events, such as the California wildfires. ...
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Scientists study how heat rises in the European ocean
Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, may be capable of supporting life because its icy surface likely hides a deep, ...
Supercharged heat waves, like Washington’s deadliest, will hit harder and more often, study finds
Credit: Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory The 2021 North American heat wave was the deadliest weather disaster in ...
Engineered surface helps boiled bubbles pop to carry more heat
Jonathan Boreyko pours water into the boiler his team created to make jumping bubbles. Credit: Alex Parrish for Virginia Tech. ...
Europe’s ‘end of the century’ extreme heat and drought could occur much sooner than previously thought
Probability of successive extremes at the end of the century. Credit: Earth and Environment Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-01075-y Simultaneous episodes ...
New research explores future limits of survival and habitability in extreme heat
Air temperature survival limits are significantly reduced in humid heat, and even more so for older people. The corresponding wet ...
