Record-breaking winter warmth has been felt across large parts of Australia, with more to come in coming days. A climate scientist explains what’s going on.
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As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is increasingly important.
We don’t generate power directly from volcanoes, but their presence is a sign that there are good geothermal resources underground that can be tapped.
A civil engineer explains why roadways and rails warp and crack in the heat − and points to some innovative ways to keep the US transportation system healthy as long as possible.
The 2024 Summer Games are going all in on renewable energy, recycled materials and more to shrink their carbon footprint. They’re a test bed for how big events can do better for the environment.
One in 4 American households is at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of those disconnections are in summer, when heat gets dangerous.
In her new book, sports ecologist Madeleine Orr shows how the world of sport is being impacted by climate change in unbelievable ways.
Despite reports of mismanagement, the 2024 Hajj brought together pilgrims of diverse backgrounds from 180 countries.
The heat comes from everywhere when you’re active outside on hot days – the Sun’s rays, the air around you, the ground and even your own body.
Chillies only give the illusion of heat. Here’s why the Dane’s should chill out.
Exposure to extreme heat can be dangerous for our health – and some people are at greater risk.
A risk expert explains how to read the heat index and interpret extreme heat warnings, and how to stay safe.
A record-breaking heatwave hit Delhi this week, hot on the heels of heat in Asia and Africa. Australians take note, we are not safe here. We need to prepare for heat to hit us just as hard.
Global climates are changing and the world is rapidly warming. Canada’s labour laws must keep pace with the rate of change to protect workers.
Practices such as redlining left marginalized groups in more disaster-prone areas with poorer quality infrastructure − and more likely to experience prolonged power outages.
The state’s largest wildfire on record tore across the heart of Texas cattle country, and more days of strong winds were forecast. A rangeland ecologist explains why the flames spread so fast.
Human societies produce huge amounts of excess heat. Turning it into electricity could play a key role in achieving a net-zero society.
In the worst-case scenario currently being mapped, Earth’s temperature could increase by 4.3°C before 2100. Southern African rhinos will have no possibility of surviving this unless parks act now.
New infrared fabric technology is easy to install, cheap to run and affordable so it has huge potential as a future alternative to heat pumps, especially for retrofit projects.
Shivering actually helps warm our bodies up.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor in Environmental Health, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Akure
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Ph.D. Candidate in Exercise Physiology, Penn State
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Kinesiology, Penn State
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Professor of Physiology, Kinesiology and Human Performance, Penn State
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Geographer-climatologist and Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State
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Professor Emeritus, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Health & Physical Education (Adj.), Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Environmental Physiology, University of Hull
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Professor and Head of School, Anatomy Physiology and Human Biology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Heat & Health; Director of Heat & Health Research Incubator; Director of Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney
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Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University
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Professor, School of Physiology; Director, Brain Function Research Group, University of the Witwatersrand
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Honorary Professorial Research Fellow, University of the Witwatersrand
