By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkJul 21, 2013
Plants are significantly less able to absorb low-level ozone during a heat wave, researchers have found, with implications tied to more than 2 million deaths worldwide by air pollution from human causes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 20, 2013
A heat wave that has seen weather services predict temperatures in excess of 105 degrees Fahrenheit in some Northeastern and Midwest states was predicted to abate, at least briefly, via severe thunderstorms in some regions over the weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 30, 2013
The Western part of the United States is in the throes of a record-setting heat wave that is expected to continue through the week, with temperatures forecast to hit the 120s in some areas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 10, 2012
June 2011 to June 2012 was the hottest 12-month period ever recorded in the mainland United States, according to a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The data don't even include early July's record-breaking temperatures that left 22 people dead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJul 4, 2012
Evidence supporting the existence of climate change is pummeling the United States this summer, from the mountain wildfires of Colorado to the recent "derecho" storm that left at least 23 dead and 1.4 million people without power from Illinois to Virginia. Dig deeper
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