Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans
Hotter seas can lead to more intense storms, such as Hurricane Milton in 2024NOAA Extreme…
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Cleaner air has increased the number of city heatwaves
As smog clears worldwide, heatwaves are becoming more frequentCLAUDIO REYES/AFP via Getty Images Heatwaves have…
Disastrous back-to-back heatwaves and droughts surge across Eurasia
Drought conditions can have devastating impacts on Eurasian regions like Karapinar in TurkeyYASIN AKGUL/AFP via…
Heatwaves are surpassing the extremes predicted by climate models
The UK experienced a record-breaking heatwave in July 2022DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images We should…
Cloud geoengineering could push heatwaves from US to Europe
Brightening clouds over the Pacific Ocean could help to cool the western USStocktrek/Alamy A cloud-modifying…
Heatwaves seem to be driving severe asthma flare-ups in children
Hot temperatures can lead to ozone pollution, which irritates the airways of people with asthmaLopolo/Shutterstock…
Scientists call for a tree planting drive to help tackle heatwaves
Adding more natural areas across our towns and cities could cool them by up to…
Risk of mass deaths as heatwaves start to pass survivability threshold
People cool off at a fountain during a heatwave in Athens, Greece, in July 2023Nicolas…