Grist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As the body tries to cool down, blood vessels widen, redirecting hot blood from the core of your body toward the surface. Even South America, in the throes of winter, saw unbelievable heat: A town in the Chilean Andes topped 100 degrees F — another all-time high. Other animals can sweat a bit, but not like us.

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Grist

JULY 20, 2023

As the planet warms, mosquitoes are slowly migrating to higher places — and bringing malaria to populations not used to dealing with the potentially deadly disease. Climate change presents another emerging threat, World Health Organization officials wrote in their latest global malaria report.

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Grist

JANUARY 10, 2020

But in New South Wales, this year’s wildfire emissions are off the charts. By any measure, 400 million tons is a significant chunk of heat-trapping gases that will get mixed into the atmosphere, fueling more global warming. These particles reflect sunlight and can trigger temporary cooling at the earth’s surface.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Join me on this quest in which we start by looking into how the Arctic is doing, before making an overview of predictions on ‘when everything is gone’ by various renowned organizations. Some have actually called the Arctic the world’s “air-conditioning system” because of the role of the large ice sheets in cooling the surrounding continents.

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