European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged new measures to prepare Europe for worsening heatwaves and wildfires after a summer she said contributed to 35,000 excess deaths.
It’s been more than a year since all of New Hampshire was completely drought-free, and despite some spring and summer rain, drought has returned to a central swath of the state as fall approaches.
A new analysis shows that cavities inside trees can run several degrees cooler than the surrounding air during heatwaves — a finding that reframes the role of forests in a warming world.
As the climate warms, people are more exposed to heat stress, which depresses their productivity and the global economy. A study from the University of California, Davis, quantifies the cost of heat stress on global labor.
The European Union will create a "climate insurance alliance" to increase cover for extreme weather events, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, as they emerge from a summer of drought, wildfires, and heatwaves.
