Extreme Climate Update

  1. Climate

    Summer-like heat is scorching the Southern Hemisphere — in winter

    Warmer winters are fast becoming a global phenomenon and can affect everything from the food we grow to the spread of diseases.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  2. Health & Medicine

    Extreme heat and rain are fueling rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases

    Extreme Climate Update looks at the perfect storm climate change is creating for mosquitoes and the diseases they carry, like dengue and West Nile.

    By Erin Garcia de Jesús
  3. Climate

    The world’s record-breaking hot streak has lasted 14 months. When will it end?

    Science News spoke with NOAA climatologist Karin Gleason about the ongoing record-breaking streak of record-high global temperatures.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  4. Climate

    Extraordinary heat waves have readers asking how A/C affects greenhouse gas emissions

    Air conditioning is responsible for nearly 4 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions but that will climb along with rising temperatures.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  5. Climate

    Climate change is driving the extreme heat baking France’s Olympics

    In this week’s Extreme Climate Update, we look at record-breaking temps around the world and explain what the heat index is.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  6. Climate

    Earth keeps breaking global heat records

    How hot could it get? In the first edition of Science News’ Extreme Climate Update, we look at how high temperatures could soar.

    By Carolyn Gramling