Scientists find a way to predict deadly heat waves up to twice as early as previously
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Cold Years in the Future Could Be Hotter Than the Hottest Years Now
A new study calculates that by 2047, average temperatures across much of the planet will rise to levels higher than we’ve ever seen in recent history
World on Fire: Climate, Population and Intensifying Wildfires
The disastrous wildfire chewing through Yosemite National Park won’t be the last blaze of a hot, dry summer in the West. Why there are more fires to come
As Northeast Asia Bakes, Climate Scientists Predict More Extreme Heat Waves on the Horizon
Cities like Shanghai and Seoul are enduring a brutal heat wave. But climate change will make this year’s summer feel like nothing in the decades to come
2012 Was the Hottest Year in U.S. History. And Yes — It’s Climate Change
Last year was the hottest ever for the continental U.S. — and it wasn’t even close. Just in case you needed more evidence that the climate really is changing
Climate Change Equals Hot Summers. Case Closed.
An unusually explicit climate scientist drops the hedging and says what more and more people believe
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Rising Temperatures and Drought Create Fears of a New Dust Bowl
Triple-digit days. Weeks with little to no rain. Soil crumbling away. Stunted corn stalks. Right now the fertile fields of the U.S. Midwest are experiencing corn-killing weather, with parts of five corn-growing states in the …
Why a Warm Winter Equals Early Wildfires
A wildfire inside the confines of a major city is nothing new in the U.S. It’s a little strange , though, when that city isn’t Los Angeles—constantly threatened by the dry Santa Ana winds of autumn—but rather, New York City. …