
Mitigating the urban heat island effect for cooler cities
Our planet is growing warmer each day as a result of global warming and climate change. In fact, the United Nations...

California is installing solar panels over canals
Officials in California have embarked on a $20 million pilot project to install solar panels over sections of...

As summer begins experts warn of soaring temps in US
On Monday, uncomfortably high temperatures took over the Great Lakes region, signaling the official start of the...

How much heat can Earth's forests handle?
An international team of researchers carried out a study to determine the heat and moisture threshold for Earth's...

Terrifying new study warns of more heat-related deaths
If global warming increases by two more degrees Celsius, the death rate from extreme temperatures will increase...

Extreme heat pushes Biden administration to pursue worker protections
President Biden has directed labor officials to draft laws that will protect workers under extreme heat conditions....

Extreme heat leads to extreme behavior in humans
Many individuals have personally experienced that when folks are uncomfortable warm, they are correspondingly cranky....

July 2021 may be the hottest month in recorded history
Data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that July 2021 was the hottest...

Sicily hits record high temperature amid heatwave
In the latest extreme weather news, Europe has set a new record high temperature. Sicily hit 48.8 degrees...

Heartbreaking video shows salmon suffering through heatwave
A video captured by nonprofit group Columbia Riverkeeper shows the horrifying effects of the Pacific Northwest...

A tropical forest will soon grow in Helsinki and provide all the city’s heat
A design proposal for a series of tropical islands has just won the Helsinki Energy Challenge. The goal of this...

Railway heat to be repurposed to warm London homes this winter
Besides riding the railway, or 'tube,' to go from one end of the U.K. to another, some North Londoners will benefit...

These are the best tips to help you establish an eco-friendly laundry routine
The earth is a fragile place, a bit more so with each day that humans contribute to chemicals in the waste stream...

This passive house in the Czech Republic uses technology to recycle heat
A unique location and environmentally-friendly passive house design are what define this lovely home on the Czech...

Climate twins: which city will your city feel like in 2080?
The phrase "global warming" gets tossed around a lot, but do we really understand what it means and how it will...