The high temperatures in the North Atlantic and record lows in the number of ice in it Antartic Ocean observed last year are much more severe than what would supposedly occur on Earth at current levels of warming. They are more like what happens with double the current warming, according to a new study. The […]
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El Niño may cause record average temperatures this year in some areas
The actual El Niño phenomenon could cause in several areas of the planet, such as the Bay of Bengal, the Philippines, the sea Caribbeanhe Amazon or Alaska, record average surface temperatures will be recorded until June 2024. A model-based study published today by Scientific Report and signed by Chinese researchers suggests that there is an […]
Brazilians brave the intense heat on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro
Hundreds of Brazilians braved the intense heat and this Sunday they crowded the beaches of Rio de Janeirojust one day after the city registered a thermal sensation of 47.2 degrees Celsius. The most touristic city in Brazil also suffered this Sunday with the rise in thermometers, a situation that its inhabitants try to mitigate with […]
Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon increase by 52.3% with the current drought
Forest fires in Brazilian Amazon They rose 52.3% last month, from 17,373 in August to 26,452 in September, as a result of the severe drought that the largest tropical forest in the world is experiencing, which threatens to be historic, official sources reported this Sunday. The number of heat sources measured in September by the […]
Amazon River: death of dolphins is related to severe drought and heat
The carcasses of 120 river dolphins have been found floating in a tributary of the Amazon River since last week, in circumstances that experts suspect were caused by the severe drought and the heat. Low river levels during a severe drought have warmed the water in stretches to temperatures intolerable for dolphins, researchers believe. Thousands […]
Japan reaches 40 ° C: they sell cooling clothing and accessories to face heat
The market for cooling clothing and accessories is booming in Japan, in the face of increasingly hot summers due to global warming, coming to propose items such as ventilated jackets, cooling fabric shirts or an ice tube that is placed under the neck. July has been the hottest month ever recorded in the Asian country, […]
Heat overwhelms half the planet and multiplies forest fires
Hundreds of firefighters they released this wednesday “a huge battle” to contain forest fires in Greeceone of the countries most affected by the heat wave that suffocates Europe, Asia and North America. From California to China, the authorities called on the population to take measures to protect themselves from the heat, hydrating properly and taking […]
Summer Hell Tourism: Visit the Hottest Place on Earth
Unattractive as it may seem, Death Valley National Park, in Californiais attracting visitors in the middle of a summer heat wave in the northern hemisphere. Death Valley is a narrow basin that is 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level, but between high, steep mountain ranges, according to the park service website. Completely dry air […]
We just had the hottest day in the history of planet Earth
Monday, July 3, was the warmest day globally since there are measurements, exceeding the threshold of 17ºC on average for the first time, according to data released this Tuesday by a US meteorological agency. The average air temperature on the planet’s surface Land on July 3 it was 17.01 ºC, according to measurements by an […]
Cows face heat wave in France thanks to giant fans
Lila, Glee, and Pistache lie down in their barn for their daily nap after feeding on corn, grass, and grain, and taking in the air from two giant fans, in the midst of a heat wave in France. At an altitude of 780 meters, in Saint-Martin-en-Haut (east), the outside temperature is 34° Celsius, but the […]