Heat Waves Archives - The Westside Story

Cooling paint could help cities like LA to combat rising temperatures

Sep 11, 2017

The city of Los Angeles is trying a new tactic to address rising temperatures, painting streets with a grey paint specially designed to reflect heat. Called CoolSeal, the paint was originally created to help re...

2017 heat already set to top records from recent record-breaking years

West Side Story

Aug 24, 2017

Environment, Science

2014 was the hottest year on record – until 2015 became the hottest year on record. 2015 didn’t get to hold the title long either; 2016 quickly displaced it with new record-setting temperatures. And now, it app...

Arizona heatwave leads to canceled flights

West Side Story

Jun 24, 2017

Environment, Science, World

A heatwave that is pushing temperatures toward 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49°C) is hitting Arizona residents and travelers where it hurts: It’s just too hot to fly. Phoenix, Arizona in the southwestern United S...

One third of the world now at risk for deadly heat waves, a number that could increase by 2100

West Side Story

Jun 19, 2017

Environment, Science

New research has shown that almost one third of the world’s population is now living in areas at risk for deadly heatwaves, an increase resulting from the accumulating greenhouse gases. The research found it is...

New study highlights direct link between extreme weather and climate change

West Side Story

Mar 29, 2017

Environment, Science

A new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, directly links climate change caused by human activity to the phenomena behind recent increases in extreme weather, such as heatwaves, flooding, and dro...

Study links record-breaking Australian heat wave to global climate change

West Side Story

Mar 5, 2017

Environment, Headlines, Science

An analysis from research group World Weather Attribution, released Thursday, shows that Southeastern Australia’s brutal heat waves in the past 2 months were likely related to climate change. Sarah Perkins-Kirk...

Intense heat waves and global warming may cause unprecedented rise in temperatures this year

Cody Gash

Feb 28, 2015

Innovation

Risky rising tides and intense heat waves are being more frequent off late, as temperatures soar – giving inkling that humans are affecting and altering the climate around us, thus acting as harbingers to forth...

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