When future weather outside is frightful — hot, that is

At the “Future of Cities” event, panelists explained how rising temperatures will impact different economic levels in various parts of world.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 18, 2023 ~9 min

Experts warn how life will change as global temperatures rise

At the “Future of Cities” event, panelists explained how rising temperatures will impact different economic levels in various parts of world.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 18, 2023 ~8 min


Why heating your home this winter may be even harder than last year

Time is running out to ensure that people in fuel poverty can afford to keep warm this winter.

Neil Simcock, Senior Lecturer in Geography, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
Oct. 17, 2023 ~8 min

Here's what's driving the record autumn heat (it's not just carbon emissions)

On top of rising greenhouse gas emissions, aerosol pollution which would normally cool Earth has fallen.

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Oct. 11, 2023 ~6 min

Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – in the midst of strenuous, dangerous work during fire season

Working a day on the firelines as a wildland firefighter can require the endurance of riding the Tour de France. That takes a toll, as a physiologist explains.

Brent C. Ruby, Professor of exercise and work physiology, University of Montana • conversation
Sept. 26, 2023 ~9 min

Wildland firefighters are caught in the government shutdown drama – and facing a huge pay cut without action by Congress

Working a day on the firelines as a wildland firefighter can require the endurance of riding the Tour de France. That takes a toll, as a physiologist explains.

Brent C. Ruby, Professor of exercise and work physiology, University of Montana • conversation
Sept. 26, 2023 ~9 min

Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here's how physically demanding this lifesaving job is

Wildland firefighters need the endurance of a cyclist in the Tour de France, and the work takes a toll on their bodies. A physiologist explains what’s at stake.

Brent C. Ruby, Professor of exercise and work physiology, University of Montana • conversation
Sept. 26, 2023 ~10 min

Heating and cooling space habitats isn't easy -- one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution

You can’t bring your AC to space, unfortunately, but innovative flow boiling and condensation research might lead to lighter, more efficient heating and cooling on spacecraft.

Issam Mudawar, Betty Ruth and Milton B. Hollander Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University • conversation
Sept. 14, 2023 ~8 min


Summer 2023 was the hottest on record – yes, it's climate change, but don't call it 'the new normal'

There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist explains.

Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 ~7 min

Summer 2023 was the hottest on record – yes, it's climate change, but don't called it 'the new normal'

There’s nothing normal about the blast furnace heat much of the world has been experiencing, as an atmospheric scientist explains.

Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 ~7 min

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