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Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study
Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...
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Earth Had The Hottest Summer On Record In 2023, Says NASA
This new record comes as a global heat wave intensified wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and fueled intense heat in South America, Japan, Europe, and the US, as per NASA.
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July Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Climate Watchdog Issues Warning
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday.
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UK To Be "Hotter Than 99% Of Earth" This Week Amid Record-Breaking Temperatures
New Zealand-based meteorologist Ben Noll said on Twitter that almost 99 per cent of Earth's surface will be cooler than the UK.
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Earth Just Had Its Hottest June On Record, On Track For Warmest July
Boosted by a historic heat wave in Europe and unusually warm conditions across the Arctic and Eurasia, the average temperature of the planet soared to its highest level ever recorded in June.
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Last Month Hottest June On Record Worldwide: European Satellite Agency
Last month was the hottest June ever recorded with soaring temperatures worldwide capped off by a record-breaking heatwave across Western Europe, satellite data showed Tuesday.
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First Half Of 2017 Second Hottest On Record, Behind 2016
The first half of this year was the second hottest - just behind 2016 - in 137 years of modern record-keeping on Earth, scientists said today.
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Stuck On Hot: Earth Breaks 12th Straight Monthly Heat Record
Thanks to a combination of global warming and an El Nino, the planet shattered monthly heat records for an unprecedented 12th straight month, as April smashed the old record by half a degree, according to federal scientists.
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Earth's Hot Streak Continues For A Record 11 Months
Earth's record monthly heat streak has hit 11 months in a row - a record in itself. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday that March's average global temperature of 54.9 degrees (12.7 degrees) was not only the hottest March, but continues a record streak that started last May.
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Every Year Could Bring A Heat Wave If Climate Change Continues
Without reductions in planet-warming emissions, blistering heat waves of the strength that now typically occur once every 20 years could happen annually on 60 per cent of the Earth's land areas by 2075, scientists have warned.
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Bumble Bees Suffering From Loss of Smell After Heat Waves Struck the Planet Last Year, Finds Study
Extreme heat waves are not only a growing threat to humans but also to vital pollinators like bumble bees. A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that heat waves can significantly impair bumble bees' ability to detect the scents of flowers they depend on for food. This discovery raises concerns about the potentia...
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Earth Had The Hottest Summer On Record In 2023, Says NASA
This new record comes as a global heat wave intensified wildfires in Canada and Hawaii and fueled intense heat in South America, Japan, Europe, and the US, as per NASA.
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July Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Climate Watchdog Issues Warning
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday.
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UK To Be "Hotter Than 99% Of Earth" This Week Amid Record-Breaking Temperatures
New Zealand-based meteorologist Ben Noll said on Twitter that almost 99 per cent of Earth's surface will be cooler than the UK.
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Earth Just Had Its Hottest June On Record, On Track For Warmest July
Boosted by a historic heat wave in Europe and unusually warm conditions across the Arctic and Eurasia, the average temperature of the planet soared to its highest level ever recorded in June.
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Last Month Hottest June On Record Worldwide: European Satellite Agency
Last month was the hottest June ever recorded with soaring temperatures worldwide capped off by a record-breaking heatwave across Western Europe, satellite data showed Tuesday.
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First Half Of 2017 Second Hottest On Record, Behind 2016
The first half of this year was the second hottest - just behind 2016 - in 137 years of modern record-keeping on Earth, scientists said today.
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Stuck On Hot: Earth Breaks 12th Straight Monthly Heat Record
Thanks to a combination of global warming and an El Nino, the planet shattered monthly heat records for an unprecedented 12th straight month, as April smashed the old record by half a degree, according to federal scientists.
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Earth's Hot Streak Continues For A Record 11 Months
Earth's record monthly heat streak has hit 11 months in a row - a record in itself. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday that March's average global temperature of 54.9 degrees (12.7 degrees) was not only the hottest March, but continues a record streak that started last May.
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Every Year Could Bring A Heat Wave If Climate Change Continues
Without reductions in planet-warming emissions, blistering heat waves of the strength that now typically occur once every 20 years could happen annually on 60 per cent of the Earth's land areas by 2075, scientists have warned.
