How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves
Everything you need to know about the science linking global warming to extreme heat.
Tag: extreme heat
New research looks to pollen for plant heat stress resilience
The research aims to identify genetic resiliency markers that may inform future corn-breeding efforts.
Lake Okeechobee’s toxic algae blooms threaten Florida; heat records falling around the globe this summer
Toxic algal blooms now regularly infest much of the lake's 730-square-mile surface during the summer.
Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – who is at risk might surprise you
Wildfires can occur during dry, hot, windy conditions that have become increasingly frequent because of climate change.
Bald eagles rebounded after Hurricane Ian; research aims to protect farmworkers from heat
About 70% of the eagle pairs that lost nests rebuilt in the same season, according to EagleWatch data.
America’s power disconnection crisis: In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave
Large investor-owned utilities in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Indiana top the charts in disconnections.
Heat advisories and military plan put climate skeptics on notice
Without worldwide action to cut emissions, we can look forward to more and more unbearable and dangerous weather.
Forecasters now predicting ‘above normal’ hurricane season; heat records broken across Earth
The new forecast now predicts 18 named storms and nine hurricanes, four of which will be major.
Study: Sea-level rise will inundate 1 million Florida buildings by 2100; climate change, El Niño fuel heat waves
HighTide Intelligence conducted a three-year study to assess flood risk from rising seas.
Sweltering summer nights are part of a trend across Florida and the US due to climate change
Sarasota and Panama City both had a 5.9 degrees F increase in the average summer low temperature from 1970-2022, Climate ...