Climate
Study tallies heatwave deaths over recent decades
Between 1990 and 2019, more than 150,000 deaths around the globe were associated with heatwaves each year, according to a...
GPS stations measure daily ice loss in Greenland
When the ice sheet in Greenland melts, as it has done increasingly in recent years, the bedrock beneath moves slightly.Credit:...
New study uncovers over a century of temperature trends at Beijing Observatory
In a significant stride towards understanding climate change, a recent study published in the International Journal of Climatology has successfully...
Conferences make scientists climate transgressors
Researchers have reviewed the emissions of delegates at an annual international water conference in the years from 2004 to 2023....
2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years
Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost...
90% of Floridians believe climate change is happening
The latest edition of Florida Atlantic University’s “Florida Climate Resilience Survey,” found that 90% of Floridians believe that climate change...
Heat’s effects on police and judges
High temperatures affect the decision-making of police officers and judges. Previous research has shown that heat can increase criminal activity,...
Researchers identify fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50,000 years
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Today’s rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide increase is 10 times faster than at any other point in...
An impact-based forecasting system for improved early flood warning
Over the past years, great progress has been made in the spatiotemporal forecasting of flood events. It is thus now...
MIT expands access to graduate education for nontraditional learners in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy program
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are announcing an expansion of...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies