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Cooling fabric blocks heat from pavement and buildings in hot cities

A three-layered textile made from fabric, plastic and silver nanowires can keep a person several degrees cooler than silk or other cooling materials

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2C5M1RA Bucharest, Romania - June 30, 2019: 35 degrees celsius (92 fahrenheit) is the temperature displayed by a digital thermometer on a hot summer on a stre

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What is a heat dome and are they getting worse with climate change?

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JOSHUA TREE, CA - JUNE 5, 2024: Triple digit temperatures ascend on the high desert as a pedestrian walks from a bus stop past the Joshua Tree library digital temperature thermometer on JUNE 5, 2024 in Joshua Tree, California. This week, the state's inland communities will feel the most intense temperature spikes from the high pressure ridge, or heat dome, parked over California.(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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Hot Atlantic sets the stage for extreme hurricane season

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2RMX7JT Hurricane Idalia (left) as it is making landfall on Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023, near Keaton Beach, Florida, while Hurricane Franklin (left) churns in the Atlantic. (USA)

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El Niño is ending after a year of driving extreme weather

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2N66J4J Postman with motorcycle, Life in a snow country, famous city by heavy snow, Yokote city, Akita, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia

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Snow and rising sea levels may have triggered Japan's earthquake swarm

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Hottest April on record is the 11th record-breaking month in a row

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rainstorm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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What is cloud seeding and did it cause the floods in Dubai?

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March 2024 is the 10th consecutive month to break temperature records

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 14: Students take part in a climate strike demo on February 14, 2020 in London, England. The school strike for climate is an international event movement of school students who take time off from class on Fridays to participate in demonstrations demanding political leaders take action on climate change. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)

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What is eco-anxiety and how can we overcome it?

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Heatwaves now last much longer than they did in the 1980s

A global analysis of heatwaves over a span of 40 years shows that they are getting more frequent, moving slower and lasting longer

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A bird in branches during a forest fire in Santiago, Chile

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The world just experienced the hottest February on record

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El Niño will cause record-breaking heat across the world this year

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Kayaking at Badwater Basin on February 9, 2024.

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Ultra-dry Death Valley has a temporary lake thanks to extreme rainfall

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Hottest January on record sees the world reach 1.7°C warming mark

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