This summer, China experienced its longest heat wave on record — more than 70 consecutive days of scorching temperatures. Residents have found some relief in caves, bomb shelters and air-conditioned supermarkets, but one expert says this summer should be a “wake-up call” to do more to mitigate climate change.
As President Trump turns US government policy away from the realities of climate change, a new scientific study confirms a link between climate pollution and dangerously extreme weather. The irony of the timing is not lost on the study’s lead author.
We’re getting better at figuring out whether something like this month’s deluge in Louisiana was influenced by climate change. And that’s important, says a climate scientist who’s also an aid worker, to get a better handle on what might be ahead to try to avert more human disasters.We’re getting better at figuring out whether something like this month’s deluge in Louisiana was influenced by climate change. And that’s important, says a climate scientist who’s also an aid worker, to get a better handle on what might be ahead to try to avert more human disasters.