The heat is preferred by many, and such preferences have hampered effective climate change communications.
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Humans (particularly those in the Northern Hemisphere) generally prefer the heat, a bias which has hampered effective climate communications for decades.
Summer humidity can change the way your hair is behaving – but what’s the science behind that?
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A chemist explains how the structure of your hair follicles, your genetic code and environmental factors like humidity influence how hair behaves on a day-to-day basis.
Ruby Mountain hotshots construct a fire line during the Dixie Fire in 2021.
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Twenty-five years of research show what it takes to fuel wildland firefighters through an average day, and the toll the long seasonal work takes on their bodies.
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Living your life in air-conditioned comfort can actually put you more at risk from heat. Here’s why the age-old tradition of a midday nap could help.
A young boy in Lebanon struggles to stay cool during a heat wave. Climate anxiety is real for millions around the globe and presents serious consequences for us all, especially younger generations. Working to reduce climate anxiety is an essential part of any climate plan.
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Climate anxiety is real and must be considered as a core component of any climate mitigation or adaptation and resilience strategy.
The temperature you feel on a hot, sunny day doesn’t always match the thermostat.
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Thermostats don’t tell the whole truth about heat, particularly in older homes.
Just generating heat is not enough. We must also capture, store, and utilize waste heat year-round and especially in the winter months.
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As the drive towards electrification advances, one fact seems clear: it is far easier to reuse waste heat for our homes and businesses than it is to generate it anew.
There are several ways to help prevent a perilous rise in core temperature while being physically active in the heat.
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Heat exposure is inevitable for those who work or are active outdoors. A heat acclimation protocol, combined with heat-mitigating strategies, is the best defence against heat-related injuries.
Without home cooling, Phoenix’s weeks with temperatures over 110 F in July 2023 became dangerous.
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Health and climate change researchers explain the risks and why older adults, even those in northern states, need to pay attention.
Tourists flock to experience the heat in Death Valley, Calif.
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With tourists flocking in droves to ‘experience’ heat waves, perhaps it’s time for everyone to take a good hard look at their individual contribution to global warming.
Outdoor workers face higher risks on hot, humid days.
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The biggest risks aren’t always the biggest numbers on the thermometer – humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize.
Extreme heat can put lives at risk, making accurate forecasts essential for people working outdoors.
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Three economists looked at years of temperature and death data and calculated the costs when forecasts miss the mark.
Low-income residents are among those most likely to lose cooling in their homes because they can’t pay their bills.
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One in 4 American households are at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
Satellite data illustrates the heat signature of Hurricane Maria above warm surface water in 2017.
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Currents can carry that deep ocean heat hundreds of miles to surface again at distant shores.
Volunteers pick up water to deliver to homeless people during a 2021 heat wave.
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A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.
Sweaty and ferocious – welcome to the world of hot yoga.
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Sweating it out can be beneficial for maintaining fitness and good mental health, but it’s not right for everyone.
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Keeping warm in winter and cool in summer is down to more than the length of your hair.
‘Earthrise,’ a photo of the Earth taken by Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, Dec. 4, 1968.
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The Earth isn’t permanent, but it was here for four billion years before humans arrived and should be here for several billion more.
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Everything from ice rinks to crowded public places is a potential source of home heating.
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Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, has a chief heat officer, the first in Africa. She has her work cut out for her.