by Basav Sen This summer has toppled heat records, with July going down as the hottest month in world history. The South and Southwest of the United States have been reeling under extreme temperatures for weeks, and the East Coast and Midwest have been impacted as well. Elsewhere, ...
Young people are finally learning how to play the game — and how to win. In Montana, 16 people between the ages of 5 and 22 just successfully sued the state’s Legislature for prioritizing fossil fuels over clean energy, thereby violating the young people’s right to “a clean and ...
by Mark Gongloff Lest you think air travel couldn’t possibly get more miserable, climate change is here to prove you wrong. Just as extreme heat makes people sluggish and unproductive at best, and threatens human life at worst, it also makes flying airplanes much more difficult. ...
The human body can barely cope with weather this hot. In Phoenix, where the asphalt can hit 180F, emergency-room doctors are zipping heat-stroke victims into body bags full of ice. Tens of thousands worldwide die from overheating each year, a toll that’s set to worsen. Global cities must ...
A study published in the journal Nature Communications this past week suggests part of the Atlantic Ocean’s most important circulation system is on the verge of collapse. Scientists have been keeping a wary eye on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation for years, noting that as ...
WVU BOG must keep discussions public The present budget problems of West Virginia University is a matter that should concern all West Virginians, particularly those living in Morgantown — the “Home of the Mountaineers.” Rumors, suspicions and outright lies are circulating about ...