A team of Earth scientists, marine biologists, oceanologists and climate change specialists affiliated with multiple ...

An extraordinary jump in ocean temperatures in 2023 and 2024 was at the extreme end of expectations from global warming and ...

A sharp increase in marine heat waves has been observed, disrupting ocean life and intensifying extreme weather.

Locations that tied or set new winter (December-February) record highs during the Feb. 26-27, 2024 heat wave. A nd in late February 2023, Atlanta (81 degrees), Nashville (85 degrees) and Raleigh ...

Longer periods of extreme heat has been found to accelerate biological age in older adults by up to two years, according to new research.

Ward recalled the now-legendary Chicago heat wave that caused 739 heat-related deaths in July 1995. The city with the big shoulders sagged under daytime temperatures rose as high as 110 degrees, with ...

A new study is predicting estuaries along the East Coast of the U.S. will experience marine heat wave conditions up to a third of the year by the end of the century.

Yet a construction worker in Phoenix toiling in a heat wave will find little comfort in a global drop in cold-related deaths. Science helps prepare for the future. Many species don’t adapt well ...

A weekslong heat wave in the southwestern United States in 2023 was described as "hell on earth" in Phoenix, where temperatures hit 110 F (43.3 C) or higher for 31 straight days. At the same time ...