Topic: heat waves
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Europe’s Air-Conditioning Revolution Is Coming
The International Energy Agency projects that two-thirds of households worldwide could own an air conditioner by 2050, as global temperatures and demand for cooling rapidly increase. Air-conditioning has become a political flashpoint in Europe, with right-wing figures like Marine Le Pen supportin...
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Why Extreme Heat Makes Animals Act Dumb
Extreme heat impairs animal cognition, causing species like southern pied babblers to struggle with learning tasks, and increasing aggression in others like dogs and chamois. These cognitive lapses threaten survival by hindering animals' ability to find food and evade predators, especially as cli...
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Why Oil Companies Fear Climate Attribution Science
Climate attribution science, which determines if specific extreme weather events were made more likely by climate change, has matured significantly over the past decade and is now recognized as mainstream science. The field can now answer key questions with greater confidence, though a new Nation...
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How Climate Change Intensifies Your Seasonal Allergies
Climate change is worsening seasonal allergies across the Northern Hemisphere due to warming temperatures and rising carbon dioxide levels, leading to longer and more intense pollen seasons. Roughly one-quarter of U.S. adults and one in five children suffer from seasonal allergies, with symptoms ...
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Nuclear Power's Future & AI's Social Media Hype
The surging electricity demand from AI data centers is driving interest in next-generation nuclear power as a potential solution, due to its promise of enhanced safety and lower costs. Public discourse on AI is often distorted by sensational, unverified claims on social media, which erode scienti...
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