Heat waves are becoming longer and more violent. Here’s why your AC can’t save you anymore
by When Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana with catastrophic flooding and powerful winds in August 2021, more than a million people lost power. Then came the heat …
Tag: global temperatures
El Niño goes away, but La Niña could bring dry conditions back to California
After a year of dominance, El Niño’s fury has ended — but its climate counterpart, La Niña, is hot on its heels and could signal …
Human-caused global warming at record high, a new report has concluded
In the past year alone, human activities – such as burning coal for cheap power – warmed our planet by 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.34 Fahrenheit), …
Venezuela is the first country in the Andes to lose all its glaciers
For the people of the Venezuelan state of Mérida, the glaciated peaks of the Sierra Nevada have been a source of pride since time immemorial: …
One of the most famous passages at Mt. Everest growing even more treacherous
The 2024 Mount Everest climbing season has been delayed due to crumbling ice in the Khumbu Glacier. The Khumbu Ice is one of the most …
Ocean warming is driving a global coral bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a predicted mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record ocean warming, two scientific bodies announced on …
World’s coral reefs hit by fourth major bleaching event, says NOAA
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the warming of the oceans is causing massive bleaching events in coral reefs around the globe. NOAA …
Ocean warming is driving a global coral bleaching event, and it could be the worst on record
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing a predicted mass bleaching event as the climate crisis drives record ocean warming, two scientific bodies announced on …
Extreme temperatures are linked to more than half a million stroke deaths each year. With climate change, expect more
In 2019 alone, more than half a million people died from stroke related to high and low temperatures, a new study has found. With the …
Scientists fail to fully explain record global warming
The sun sets over Huntington Beach at the end of a warm December day in 2023. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) Deadly heat in the South …