Urban Heat Islands Face Rising Temperatures This Summer and Beyond
The average summer temperatures in “urban heat islands” will continue to rise due to greenhouse emissions and La Niña weather patterns.
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Seahorses: How Climate Change and Overfishing Affect the Superdad of the Sea
Due to fishing for traditional medicine, curios, and aquariums, the ocean’s superdad is under threat, and climate change can worsen it.
Annual Average Temperatures Aren’t the Best Climate Change Indicator
A blip over 1.5°C in a single year does not mean we failed our goals, and year-to-year averages are not necessarily measuring climate change.
What Are the Scientists Really Saying?
The internet is flooded with alarmist headlines. But within the articles themselves lies the real story — often told in more rational terms.
How Climate Change and Air Pollution Could Worsen the Flu
Flu season is fast approaching, and with it comes a Sweaty Penguin episode revealing that temperature rise, air pollution, and wildfires can actually make the impacts of the flu worse. But how can that be? The flu is at its…
How Temperature Rise, Late Frosts, and Wildfires Are Changing the Wine Industry
Winegrowing is all about controlling the slightest variations of flavor. With climate change causing warmer temperatures that change wine flavor, wildfires that turn grapes smokey, and sudden frosts that can entirely ruin a harvest, wine lovers certainly have reason to…