The World Stroke Organization is warning that climate change poses an escalating threat to brain health, with extreme heat in particular increasing the risk of having a stroke and of patients dying from stroke.
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Integrated Land Planning Is Necessary to Meet Climate, Food and Biodiversity Goals
While the world is a big place, humans are making greater and greater demands on the same areas of land.
Snow Cover on Greek Mountains has More Than Halved in Four Decades, Study Finds
Snow cover in the mountains of Greece – an important water source for communities, agriculture and natural ecosystems during the dry summer months – has more than halved over the past four decades, a study has found.
Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Apart off the Pacific Northwest—and That’s Not Necessarily Bad News
With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate dives beneath another—actively breaking apart.
As Oceans Warm, Great White Sharks Are Overheating
The evolutionary edge that fueled great white shark dominance for millions of years could soon become its greatest downfall.
How the Next El Niño Could Lock in a Hotter Climate
The Pacific Ocean is a giant climate cauldron, with a powerful heat engine that affects storms, fisheries and rainfall patterns half a world away, and scientists are watching closely to see if it’s about to boil over.
