It took until September, but New York City’s first official heat wave is on the books and the hot weather is here for to stay for at least a few more days. The mercury reached 93 degrees in Central Park Thursday after 93- and 92-degree showings Wednesday and Tuesday — marking the official heat wave … Read more
The players are boiling, but the tournament isn’t budging. After countless complaints about the steamy 90-degree temperatures and suffocating humidity from players and fans alike, the US Open has adopted a minor change in its policy regarding roofed stadiums — but won’t entirely close the roofs on Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong Stadium. “Following the … Read more
Oregon State University research has uncovered a possible clue as to why glaciers that terminate at the sea are retreating at unprecedented rates: the bursting of tiny, pressurized bubbles in underwater ice. Published today in Nature Geoscience, the study shows that glacier ice, characterized by pockets of pressurized air, melts much more quickly than the … Read more
Climate change continues to increase heatwaves’ intensity; extreme heat ‘compounded’ measurably impacts air quality, it adds People cool off at the Brockhaus fountain in Frankfurt, Germany during a heatwave in July 2022. Photo: iStock Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heatwaves, which, in turn, increase the risk and severity of wildfires. … Read more
In recent years, the escalating impact of global warming has prompted efforts to reverse troubling trends, often by planting trees to capture and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it. New research from a team led by Young Zhou, from the Quinney College of Natural Resources and the Ecology Center, shows that, in … Read more
Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe sent an emotional message to the USTA after Russian pro Daniil Medvedev’s warning that a player is going to die over the playing conditions and intense heat at this year’s U.S. Open. McEnroe — a four-time U.S. Open champion, who is currently working as an analyst for ESPN at … Read more
It is not possible for local administrative units to meet the clean air benchmark without minimising regional influence; airshed level control strategies are thus necessary to meet clean air targets The theme chosen for the International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies this year is “Together for clean air”. The idea is to seek … Read more