Browsing: Climate Change

Tourists try to cool off in Rome, where heatstroke deaths are expected to increase significantly by 2099Massimo Varricchia/NurPhoto (via Getty Images) Researchers predict that there will…

For the first time in Europe, coral researchers have successfully fertilized coral eggs using frozen and thawed sperm. Spectacular images of coral spawning shed new light…

Floods in Atlanta, Georgia, September 2024S Lesser/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock In 2024, the Earth received approximately 2.9 millimeters of rain per day. This may not sound like a big…

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory has been recording atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations since 1958.Fred Espenak/Science Photo Library Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels measured by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory…

Climate change could increase the frequency and severity of droughtsZhang Yu/VCG via Getty Images Severe, perennial droughts have become hotter, drier, and more extensive since the…

Alexander Pohl/Sipa USA/Alamy If ever there was a wake-up call, this is it. The fire alarm is going off – no, the fire alarm is going…

In 1981, less than a month after evidence of global warming first appeared on the front page, The New York Times asked BF Skinner about the…

Air conditioning units in buildings in Shenyang, China (often use HFC gas)Visual China Group (via Getty Images) Emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas released as a…

Impressions of a group of artists homo floresiensis Along with the Stegodon I just killed (Stegodon florensis insularis)Mauricio Anton/Science Photo Library Severe droughts caused by climate…

Refrigerators and freezers typically derive their cooling power from environmentally harmful liquids.Mint Images Limited/Alamy A new type of crystal could help refrigerators and air conditioners keep…