(Re-posting - Dated but still valid) Most people in Seattle don’t have air-conditioning, since the average temperature in June is only around 69 degrees. But the temperature may top 100 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. Portland, Oregon, may well hit 113 degrees. It’s hard to find air conditioners at local stores in the Pacific Northwest these... Continue Reading →
5 Amazing Ways to Reduce Body Heat (Hairfall, Pimples, Acidity)
Amazing, lesser known ways, to beat the heat this summer. How to stay cool this summer. ... Do you get pimples every now and then? Or do you suffer from premature grey hair? May be your hair are falling too fast? Or your stomach remains too acidic. If yes, then you should know that the... Continue Reading →
7 Ways to Beat the Heat – Hot Weather Hazards – Preventing Illness & Deaths in Hot Environments
Every year, huge numbers of people fall ill while working or performing other activities in hot environments. In the U.S. alone, hundreds die annually from heat-related illnesses. Almost everyone can be exposed to heat on jobs, outdoors or in hot indoor environments. Operations involving high air temperatures, radiant heat sources, high humidity, direct physical contact... Continue Reading →
Extreme heat breaks temperature records across Europe | DW News
The United Kingdom on Tuesday provisionally recorded its hottest-ever temperature reading, with the mercury rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time. A temperature of 40.2 C was recorded at London Heathrow shortly before noon GMT, according to the Met Office weather service. The record-breaking day follows the UK's warmest-ever night,... Continue Reading →
The Climate Clock melds art, science, technology, and grassroots organizing to get the world to #ActInTime. The project is centered on a simple tool: a clock that counts down the critical time window to reach zero emissions (our “Deadline”), while tracking our progress on key solution pathways (“Lifelines”). By showing us what we need to... Continue Reading →
Climate Clock
The Oil Giant That Turned Green
This is the incredible story of how a nationalised oil and gas company, from the tiny nation of Denmark, became a renewable electricity powerhouse in just seven years - a move which earned them the no. 7 spot on the Harvard Business Review's "Top 20 Business Transformations" from 2009 - 2019. We'll discuss how they... Continue Reading →
How Scientists Respond to Science Deniers
Official Title: How Scientists Respond to Science Deniers | Edge Of Knowledge | Ars Technica "We never landed on the moon." "Climate change is a hoax." "Vaccines are ineffective." Our culture feels riddled with anti-science sentiment and there's no one factor to blame or easy solution to address it. How did we get here and... Continue Reading →
This story by Michael Grunwald originally appeared in Canary Media and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Feeding the world without frying the world would be a miraculous achievement. Somehow, we’d need to grow far more food with far less environmental impact... Continue Reading →
This Super-Tree Could Help Feed the World and Fight Climate Change
This spring, President Joe Biden gave a shot in the arm to solar and other clean-energy technologies with a couple of important executive actions. The move comes at a critical time, since Congress has yet to pass comprehensive legislation needed to help fight climate change. Fossil fuels still make up the largest share of electricity... Continue Reading →
Time for Solar Energy to Shine
[eDucate yOurself] What’s the Word? Climate Lingo Demystified
This is dated, yet sometimes we need refreshers The climate crisis is taking center stage, with deadly hurricanes, torrential rains, and wildfires blazing out of control, but it can be hard to grasp the jargon that accompanies a warming world. (“Carbon capture,” anyone?) In advance of November’s UN COP26 (see below), WhoWhatWhy has collected and... Continue Reading →
Summer started with an oppressive heat wave. Get used to it. Summer only just started, but much of the world is already experiencing brutal heat. In the last two weeks, extreme heat waves have struck many parts of the US, Europe and China, threatening lives, increasing the risk of wildfires, and testing the limits of... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 