If you looked at the heat index during this summer’s sticky heat waves and thought, “It sure feels hotter!,” you may be right.
Today’s Heat Waves Feel a Lot Hotter Than Heat Index Implies
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How Scientists Used Acoustic Soundscapes and NASA Satellite Data to Assess the Health of the Amazon Rainforest
From space, parts of the Amazon rainforest that have previously been logged or burned may look fully recovered with a healthy, lush, and green canopy.
Cleaner Air as a Result of Coronavirus Lockdown
During the first lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic, soot concentrations in the atmosphere over Western and Southern Europe almost halved.
Rocket Launches Can Create Night-Shining Clouds Away from the Poles, NASA’s AIM Mission Reveals
Near Earth’s North and South poles, wispy, iridescent clouds often shimmer high in the summertime sky around dusk and dawn.
Children’s Health Will Be Negatively Impacted by Poorer Fitness as Global Temperatures Rise, New Research Shows
Record levels of obesity and physical inactivity among children mean they are set to bear the brunt of poorer health effects from rising global temperatures – that’s the stark warning in a new comprehensive review of current studies on the topic.
Irreversible Declines in Freshwater Storage Projected in Parts of Asia by 2060
The Tibetan Plateau, known as the “water tower” of Asia, supplies freshwater for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream.
