#Five non-climate reasons why danger of extreme heat is rising

#Five non-climate reasons why danger of extreme heat is rising

Heat waves are the most deadly climate disaster, killing far more people every year than wildfires, hurricanes and floods combined. But rising temperatures aren’t the only reason that extreme heat is becoming a bigger risk. Other important reasons include discriminatory urban planning, the insidious nature of heat illness itself and the decade-long federal tug-of-war over…

Read More

#Heat waves, wildfire & permafrost thaw: The North’s climate change trifecta

“#Heat waves, wildfire & permafrost thaw: The North’s climate change trifecta” A wildfire burns outside Fairbanks, Alaska, after a lightning strike. Credit: Catherine Dieleman, Author provided The Arctic Circle became unbelievably hot on June 20. In the Russian community of Verkhoyansk, temperatures topped 38C, marking what may be the highest air temperature ever recorded within…

Read More

#Data analytics can predict global warming trends, heat waves

“#Data analytics can predict global warming trends, heat waves” Early warning signals as increasing autocorrelation coefficient and standard deviation prior to the early 20th century global warming (left) and mega heat wave during 2010 in Russia (right). Credit: Chenghao Wang, Stanford University New research from Arizona State and Stanford Universities is augmenting meteorological studies that…

Read More