Heat Wave Death Toll Will Rise With Thorough Count
The 117 fatalities recorded in the Pacific Northwest so far include only those directly attributed to heat -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Why Extreme Heat Is So Deadly
Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Climate Change Could Fuel the Spread of a Flesh-Eating Parasite
Scientists caution that as the planet warms, more Americans could be exposed to varieties of the Leishmania parasite -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
For Americans’ Health, a Dollar of Carbon Emissions Prevented Is Worth a Ton of Cure
Increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are taking an enormous toll on the human body—and it’s getting worse -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Climate Change Does to the Human Body
An ENT physician sees the effects in her patients all the time -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What Climate Change Does to the Human Body
An ENT physician sees the effects in her patients all the time -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The Coming or Possibly Nearly Here Storm
Former Scientific American editor Mark Alpert talks about his latest sci-fi thriller The Coming Storm, which warns about the consequences of unethical scientific research and of ignoring the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
COVID Pandemic Shows Telecommuting Can Help Fight Climate Change
In cities with relatively clean electricity and long car commutes, widespread telework could reduce greenhouse gas emissions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Soot Rule Thrusts EPA into Spotlight on Race
Air pollution disproportionately impacts minority communities and proposed changes would stymie efforts to address the disparity -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Building Up in the Arctic–and Likely Worldwide
An ice-core analysis reveals the chemicals that replaced ozone-depleting substances are leading to an increase of nondegradable compounds in the environment -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Thousands of Tons of Microplastics Are Falling from the Sky
New research helps unravel how vast amounts of plastic particles travel—both regionally and globally—on the wind -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Heat and Humidity Are Already Reaching the Limits of Human Tolerance
Events with extreme temperatures and humidity are occurring twice as often now as they were 40 years ago -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com