How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for

A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.

Brian Bossak, Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston • conversation
June 19, 2025 ~9 min

How to stay safe during heat waves – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for

A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.

Brian Bossak, Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston • conversation
June 19, 2025 ~9 min


What a 120-year-old research station is telling us about the warming of the sea around the UK

An ‘almost continuous’ marine heatwave state appears to be emerging around the UK.

Tim Smyth, Head of Group: Marine Processes and Observations, Plymouth Marine Laboratory • conversation
May 28, 2025 ~7 min

Bees, fish and plants show how climate change’s accelerating pace is disrupting nature in 2 key ways

Fast-rising temperatures can change how plants and animals behave and disrupt the delicate timing of pollination.

Courtney McGinnis, Professor of Biology, Medical Sciences and Environmental Sciences, Quinnipiac University • conversation
April 30, 2025 ~7 min

LA fires: Why fast-moving wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

The causes of the wind-driven fires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area are under investigation, but there were no lightning strikes reported at the time.

Virginia Iglesias, Interim Earth Lab Director, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~8 min

LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

The causes of the wind-driven fires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area are under investigation, but there were no lightning strikes reported at the time.

Virginia Iglesias, Interim Earth Lab Director, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~8 min

LA fires: Fast wildfires are more destructive and harder to contain

The causes of the wind-driven fires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area are under investigation, but there were no lightning strikes reported at the time.

Virginia Iglesias, Interim Earth Lab Director, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~8 min

2024’s extreme ocean heat breaks records again, leaving 2 mysteries to solve

The oceans have been much warmer than average for the past two years, and the planet just set another global heat record. What’s going on?

Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 ~7 min


2024’s extreme ocean heat leaves 2 mysteries to solve

The global ocean saw its hottest year on record by far for the second year in a row. What’s going on?

Annalisa Bracco, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 ~6 min

That Arctic blast can feel brutally cold, but how much colder than ‘normal’ is it really?

The answer depends on how you define ‘normal.’ The baseline has been creeping up as the planet warms.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 ~6 min

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