Climate-Driven Extreme Heat May Make Parts of Earth Too Hot for Humans
If global temperatures increase by 1 degree Celsius (C) or more than current levels, each year billions of people…
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Study Identifies Jet-Stream Pattern That Locks in Extreme Winter Cold, Wet Spells
Winter is coming -- eventually. And while the earth is warming, a new study suggests that the atmosphere is being…
Dry States’ Taking Mississippi River Water Isn’t a New Idea, but Some Mayors Want…
Community leaders along the Mississippi River worried that dry southwestern states will someday try to take the…
Days and Days and Days of Heat, From the People Who Lived It
There are hot summers. And then there’s the summer of 2023.
For huge portions of the United States, the past…
Extreme Cold May Have Nearly Wiped Out Human Ancestors 900,000 Years Ago
Human ancestors nearly died out between around 930,000 to 813,000 years ago in an evolutionarily pivotal…