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Pacific Northwest Bakes Under Once-In-a-Millennium Heat Dome

As covered earlier today, the Pacific Northwest is experiencing the most severe heat wave in its history, with all-time record temperatures being set in Portland, Seattle, and Lytton, B.C, which just broke the record for hottest temperature ever reco.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJun 29th, 2021

One of world"s rarest whales sighted off California coast

In an extraordinary sighting, a critically endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the Marin County coast on Friday, thrilling scientists......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report

The world experienced an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Submerged homes, heat waves fuel Mexico climate angst

Waves wash over abandoned homes in a Mexican village slowly being swallowed by the sea—a symbol of the climate change effects being felt by the major fossil fuel producer......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Mexico Is So Hot, Monkeys Are Falling to Their Death From Trees

Authorities and conservation groups are investigating the deaths of dozens of howler monkeys in Tabasco, where extreme heat and land-use change appear to be threatening the vulnerable species......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Exceptionally early heat wave hits Finland

Finland has been experiencing unusually warm weather this May, prompting the Meteorological Institute to issue a heat warning on Monday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Ninja’s CREAMi ice cream maker is $89 off for Memorial Day

This is the best time to make ice cream. No, not because of the heat... you can save $89 on a Ninja CREAMi......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 27th, 2024

Hailstorm covers Mexican city with thick ice amid heat wave

Hailstorm covers Mexican city with thick ice amid heat wave.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

NASA launches ground-breaking climate change satellite

A tiny NASA satellite was launched Saturday from New Zealand with the mission of improving climate change prediction by measuring heat escaping from Earth's poles for the first time......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

Mexico heat waves leave 48 dead since March

Mexico has registered 48 deaths in a series of heat waves since March, the government said Friday, as scientists warned that new temperature records could be coming......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

Northwest Las Vegas valley neighborhoods report spike in crime as gang relations rises

Northwest Las Vegas valley neighborhoods report spike in crime as gang relations rises.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

TORRAS COOLiFY Cyber offers ultimate personal cooling to beat the summer heat

When it's hot and you need to cool down the TORRAS COOLiFY Cyber will help you with ice cold personal AC and localized cooling. Check it out!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 25th, 2024

Phoenix, America’s Hottest City, Is Having a Surge of Deaths

Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps

Not only do heat pumps work fine in cold weather, they’re still more efficient than gas furnaces in such conditions......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

Explorers discover possible wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong"s plane in South Pacific

Explorers discover possible wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong"s plane in South Pacific.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 24th, 2024

From burns to the wave nature of heat—via the telegraph equation

When a train approaches or an ambulance with its siren blaring nears us, we hear the sound with an increased frequency, gradually decreasing slightly. As it passes, the frequency changes abruptly to a lower one, then decreases further. This commonly.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Dangerous brew: Ocean heat and La Nina combo likely mean more Atlantic hurricanes this summer

Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Niña......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Heat wave cancels lessons for half Pakistan"s schoolchildren

Half of Pakistan's pupils will be shut out of schools for a week as the nation takes crisis measures to lessen the effect of a series of heat waves, officials said Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

New discoveries about the nature of light could improve methods for heating fusion plasma

Both literally and figuratively, light pervades the world. It banishes darkness, conveys telecommunications signals between continents and makes visible the invisible, from faraway galaxies to the smallest bacterium. Light can also help heat the plas.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Silky shark makes record breaking migration in international waters of the Tropical Eastern Pacific

In a recent study, researchers have documented the most extensive migration ever recorded for a silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), revealing critical insights into the behavior of this severely overfished species and emphasizing the urgent need.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Doctors treat hundreds of victims of heatstroke in Pakistan after heat wave hits the country

Doctors treated hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan on Thursday after an intense heat wave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials said......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024