A global study finds extreme heat has cut tropical bird populations by 25–38% since 1950, posing a greater threat than habitat loss. Rising heatwaves cause fatal stress, breeding failures, and dehydration, underscoring urgent action on climate change and biodiversity conservation
In 2024, human-caused climate change added 41 extra days of dangerous heat worldwide, worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves, droughts, and cyclones. The year likely set heat records, disproportionately affecting vulnerable regions and causing numerous, often unreported, deaths
Boston: Does the temperature outside decide a person’s temperament inside? On extremely hot summer days, adults are at an increased risk of visiting emergency rooms for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more. According to a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health researchers, during periods of extreme […]
