Heat Wave Takes Toll on Europe’s Infrastructure, Too
The devastating heat wave has exposed weaknesses in the continent’s infrastructure, much of it built for a cooler climate that no longer exists.
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Are we in for a summer of serial heatwaves?
Forecasters have suggested that summer is likely to be warmer than average with an increased chance of more heatwaves, as Simon King explains.
Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says
Accumulation on Switzerland’s glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid ‘enormous’ melt rates across Alps Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heatwave battering Europe, according to the…
Weekend to bring cooldown after record-breaking heatwave
The record-breaking heatwave is set to end with cooler and more unsettled weather by Sunday.
A Midwest Mayor Joins London Climate Week as a ‘Rational Optimist’ Who Aims to Get Things Done
Barbara Buffaloe from Columbia, Missouri, saw the global event as a chance to show that, despite federal cuts, “our cities are working together on climate action.” By Christine Spolar London Climate Action Week opened in the British capital just as…
Extreme heat wave in France kills hundreds of thousands of poultry
Record temperatures have been causing mass poultry deaths in western France since June 22, Reuters reported. The heat wave, with temperatures exceeding 40° Celsius (104° Fahrenheit), is also behind the drowning of 40 people. Météo-France, the French national weather service,…
Across Europe, heat adaptation plans are being put to a brutal test
France has been preparing for climate-fueled heat waves for more than two decades. In 2003, more than 14,800 people died as summer temperatures hovered above 95 degrees Fahrenheit for two weeks. The devastating event led French policymakers to build one…
Future generations being failed if more trees not planted, experts say
Statistics show the number of trees being planted is increasing, but conservationists say it is not meeting targets.
Advocates demand inquiry into Florida’s recently closed Alligator Alcatraz detention center
Environmentalists and immigrant-rights advocates demand accounting of damage done by notorious Everglades facility While they welcome the recent closure of the controversial Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention center, leading environmental groups and their allies say they want an independent investigation into…
BalNeO
Storytelling Kit Langley Science Personnel Our Impacts Data Center BalNeO : Balloon Network for stratospheric aerosol Observations Figure 1. Stratospheric Aerosol Optical Depth (SAOD) from the Global Satellite-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology (GloSSAC) The Stratospheric aerosol layer is a key component of the climate…