Biodiversity
How ‘marine heatwaves’ affect the ocean – and what can be done?
Emma Bryce As we enter El Niño, periods of surging temperatures at sea are predicted to grow more frequent and intense. What do they […]
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Climate
Medical processes hide the true number of Indians dying from extreme heat
Cheena Kapoor Official responses to high death rates during extreme heat in Uttar Pradesh has raised questions around how mortality from heat is recorded […]
Climate
Western-Mediterranean heatwave ‘almost impossible’ without climate change
Ayesha Tandon The extreme heatwave that swept across Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Algeria in April 2023 was “at least 100 times more likely” due […]
Biodiversity
Pacific north-west heatwave shows climate is heading into ‘uncharted territory’
Robert McSweeney The deadly heatwave that hit north-western US and Canada in late June would have been “virtually impossible” without human-caused global warming, a new […]
Climate
How Climate Change Is Putting Doctors In The Hot Seat
Melissa Bailey Global warming is often associated with dramatic effects such as hurricanes, fires and floods, but patients’ health issues represent the subtler ways […]