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Billions Of People Could Face Unlivable Temperatures By 2100, Study Finds
It’s getting hot in here — so hot that vulnerable people around the world are soon going to be pushed out of regions where humans have flourished for years. In a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability, researchers find that about 2 billion people will be at risk of extreme heat by…
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The Worst Climate Disasters of 2022
Countries all over the world saw one climate disaster after another this year.
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This Heat Map of the U.S. Is… Yikes
We knew July was sweltering for the Northern Hemisphere, but this air temperature map based on NASA satellite data really puts it in perspective. The darkest areas represent temperatures around or above 38 degrees Celsius — heat that can easily turn deadly for vulnerable people.
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Heatwave Brings Dangerous Temperatures to America’s Southwest
It’s currently very hot in the Southwest. In parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Texas, today’s predicted highs are well above 100 degrees. Those scorching three digit temperatures are expected to increase and persist across the region through the weekend, in the first heatwave of the season for some parts of the country.