Global warming could mean parts of the planet become too hot for humans
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Global warming is leading to a 'wetbulb' temperature above 35°C - beyond which humans can no longer regulate their body…
Global warming is leading to a 'wetbulb' temperature above 35°C - beyond which humans can no longer regulate their body…
Recent research shows that the 35°C limit is drawing closer, leaving an ever-shrinking safety margin for the hottest and most…
A new study shows rising humidity and temperatures are colliding in places like the US Gulf Coast, decades ahead of projections…
Potentially fatal bouts of heat and humidity on the rise, study…
A new study has identified thousands of incidents of previously rare or unprecedented extreme heat/humidity combinations in…
Body: Tom Matthews explains why European heatwaves pale in comparison to climate impacts elsewhere. heat stressclimate…
Tom MatthewsKolkata, India: Temperatures soar past 40˚C during a June 2019 heatwave. (Photo: Piyal Adhikary / EPA)
Heatwave: The human body is already close to thermal limits…
There’s nothing subtle about this deadly consequence of global warming. [Pexels] While the recent record-breaking…
Climate change threatens the Middle East and North Africa more than any other region on the planet. By the end of the century…
Some governments take global warming seriously, while others defy the science and virtually ignore it. The climate change…
Introduction by Croakey: About 50 people from the health sector, local and state government, professional and industrial…
A new study projects that in coming decades the effects of high humidity in many areas may surpass humans’ ability to work or…
Climate scientists say that killer heat waves will become increasingly prevalent in many regions as climate warms. However…
Richard HeinbergA remarkable string of incidents, all taking place within a mere two weeks, has left commentators speculating…
By Gulrez Shah Azhar | (Project Syndicate) | – – SANTA MONICA – With India experiencing its worst drought in 140 years, Indian…
The connection between human conflict and climate change is no mere coincidence. Drought, temperature and tensions rise in…
IL PARCO DELLE BUFALE – A ogni ondata di calore, la custode del Parco si sente ripetere “ci sono sempre state” e “uccide di più…
Poverty, poor sanitation, a precarious water and electricity supply, and limited access to health care make India vulnerable to…
by Aisha Al-Sarihi United Nations Climate Change Conference, Doha, Qatar…
The Paris climate conference set the ambitious goal of finding ways to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, rather than…
‘Risk/Reward’ is the ratio used by investors to compare the expected return of an investment to the amount of risk undertaken…
It was the hottest of times, it was the … hottest of times. In this tale of two futures — one where we cut emissions and one…
Last summer, Carbon Brief delved into the canon of published climate papers to discover which were the most influential, most…
The end of 2015 was filled with climate change policy talk, as the Paris conference brought a rare ray of hope, driven in part…
Naomi Klein’s new book is This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate. Her previous books include The Shock Doctrine…
Congestion automobile dans le centre d’Amman (via CODATU) La question pourra apparaître un peu rhétorique, voire naïve, en ces…
The Gulf states will be among the first to suffer severe repercussions from climate change. The problem is the rest of us will…
An anonymous reader writes: According to a new climate study the Persian Gulf may become so hot and humid in the next 30 years…
(credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team,NASA/GSFC) Humans can tolerate some extremes of hot and dry…
Middle Eastern governments can't stop pumping the oil that is going to destroy their own countries.When the heat index went…
The recent publication of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan in the Federal Register triggered…
Parts of the Arabian Gulf region – prime source of the oil that helps fuel climate change – are most at risk of becoming…
Today's Water Cooler: TTiP and environment, Republican debates, Clinton Foundation, Ryan the RINO, deadly heat, caste vs. class…
Climate change isn’t fair. Seattle may have produced a whole lot of atmosphere-altering airplanes, but as climate change…
Un simulatore di cambiamenti climatici prevede che entro la fine del secolo alcune regioni del sud-est asiatico non saranno più…
A new study suggests that by the end of the century, parts of the Middle East may become uninhabitable for human beings.
A new study suggests that by the end of the century, unchecked climate change could render large parts of the Persian Gulf…
Dubai, scintillante emirato sorto tra il deserto e la costa del golfo Persico, potrebbe diventare una città fantasma entro la…
Eine brisante Studie zeigt, dass gerade die Erdöl produzierenden Länder besonders stark unter der globalen Erwärmung leiden würde…
Environment Photo credit: Steve Crisp / Reuters The Persian Gulf is already one of the hottest parts of the…
Much of the Middle East already swelters through what are some of the hottest summers on the planet, but, occasionally, a…
Conditions in the Middle East could become so hot and humid by the end of the century that being outside for more than six…
Oil heartlands of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Iran’s coast will experience higher temperatures and humidity than ever before on…
Environment Photo credit: Dubai is one city that could be at risk. Elnur/Shutterstock. Startling new…
The Paris climate conference set the ambitious goal of finding ways to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, rather than…