Nation Jul 08 Records continue to tumble as relentless heat wave grips large parts of the country By Ty O'Neil, Christopher Weber, Associated Press
Nation Jul 07 Motorcyclist dies in California’s Death Valley as record-breaking heat persists across the nation A high temperature of 128 Fahrenheit was recorded Sunday at Death Valley National Park in eastern California, where a visitor died from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized, officials said. By Christopher Weber, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press
Nation Jul 16 California’s Death Valley sizzles near record temperatures as brutal heat wave continues Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation point Sunday on a record warm summer that is baking nearly the entire globe by flirting with some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, meteorologists said. By Seth Borenstein, Adam Beam, Associated Press
Nation Aug 06 Roads remain closed after record-breaking rains flood Death Valley National Park Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a pathway through rocks and mud, but roads damaged by floodwaters or choked with debris were expected to remain… By Jacques Billeaud, Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
Science Aug 04 Why Death Valley and the Pacific Northwest are so hot right now Heat waves are burning up the West Coast. Here’s why things are so toasty right now. By Roni Dengler
Jun 11 Suffocating cells for science By Jenny Marder If you believe that all living things need oxygen to breathe, you’re not only wrong, but hopelessly human-centric. But don’t be too hard on yourself. Most mammals are biased toward multicellular organisms. It’s true that humans, along with mammals, birds,… Continue reading