Five ways to help wildlife in heatwaves

If you’re hot, so are your four-legged neighbours.

Sarah Papworth, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
July 18, 2022 • ~6 min

Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up

The strongest signal of our changing climate flares while most of us are asleep.

Stephen Burt, Visiting Fellow in Meteorology, University of Reading • conversation
July 15, 2022 • ~7 min

What science says about the best ways to cool down

Heatwaves can leave you in a sticky situation.

Chloe Brimicombe, PhD Candidate in Climate Change and Health, University of Reading • conversation
July 8, 2022 • ~6 min

India and Pakistan's heatwave is a sign of worse to come – podcast

And after India banned wheat exports in May due to the high temperatures, we find out how vulnerable crops are to extreme heat. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
May 26, 2022 • ~5 min

India heatwave: why the region should prepare for even more extreme heat in the near future

The current heatwave isn’t even a huge outlier compared to normal temperatures.

Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser, Research Associate in Climate Science, University of Bristol • conversation
May 4, 2022 • ~5 min

How to survive a heatwave

Countries can adapt to intensifying heatwaves – but there’s a limit.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
April 29, 2022 • ~7 min

Safe havens for coral reefs will be almost non-existent at 1.5°C of global warming – new study

Marine heatwaves will happen so often that reefs will struggle to weather successive bleaching events.

Scott F. Heron, Associate Professor in Physics, James Cook University • conversation
Feb. 1, 2022 • ~7 min

Four surprising ways climate change is affecting people's health in England and Wales

A new report uncovers how temperature-related deaths and hospital admissions have changed since 2001.

Chloe Brimicombe, PhD Candidate in Climate Change and Health, University of Reading • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 • ~6 min

Canada's flood havoc after summer heatwave shows how climate disasters combine to do extra damage

Compound climate disasters are likely to become more common as the Earth warms.

Vikki Thompson, Senior Research Associate in Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol • conversation
Nov. 19, 2021 • ~5 min

Five years after largest marine heatwave on record hit northern California coast, many warm–water species have stuck around

The Blob, a long-lasting mass of warm water, sat off the Pacific coast of North America for years, bringing new species to formerly cold waters. What allows some to survive while others fade away?

Sam Walkes, PhD Student in Ecology, University of California, Davis • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~8 min

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