The world’s largest source of natural diamonds — and of more than 90 percent of all natural pink diamonds found so far — may have formed due to the breakup of Earth’s…
Author: Nikk Ogasa
Here’s how much climate change increases the odds of brutally hot summers
The recent, record-breaking heat waves that have scorched the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, China and southern Europe were made dramatically more likely due to human-caused climate change, researchers report July…
What’s causing this summer’s extreme heat waves?
The dog days of summer are upon us. Brutal heat waves are roasting regions around the globe, smashing records with unrelenting severity. In the southwest United States and northern Mexico, devastating heat…
Last week was the hottest ever recorded — here’s why we keep smashing records
Global temperatures are shattering records as El Niño and climate change compound. On July 3, the planet sweltered as the average global temperature reached 17.01° Celsius (62.62° Fahrenheit), the highest ever recorded,…