A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time. The research, published today in Nature Geoscience and led by the University of Bristol, presents the first-ever supercomputer climate models of the distant future and […]
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Heat can cause rapid food insecurity in days: Households hit by very hot weather can struggle to maintain food supplies in a matter of days rather than months, according to a study from Oxford researcher Carolin Kroeger, who reveals for the first time that food security can be rapidly impacted by heat. The specialist in […]
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The UK should name heatwaves as part of an effective early warning system to protect the most vulnerable, says leading UK scientists. As the UK faces a heatwave and potentially record breaking temperatures this week, with climate change increasing the frequency of such events in the future, The Physiological Society is calling for heatwaves to […]
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