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A 40-year-old mystery about rising temperatures on the moon has been solved - and it was probably the Apollo astronauts' fault
The data comes from so-called "heat flow experiments" that were installed on the moon in 1971 and 1…
Hilary Brueck
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NASA Maps Show Asia's Insane June Heat Wave
The top map depicts extreme heating northwestern India, Tibet, and southern China in the first week…
NASA Earth Observatory
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Crazy temperature map of the US shows how bipolar February was
Other researchers think there could be a link between Siberian snowfall and mid-latitude weather ex…
NASA Earth Observatory
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Here's why coating our streets white could help lower temperatures in the summer
You can thank the urban heat island effect. On hot summer days, roofs, buildings and other urban su…
Emmanuel Ocbazghi
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We just survived the hottest month in recorded history
The ill effects of this summer's steamy weather weren't limited to humans. A study published in May…
Julia Calderone
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January World Temperatures Were The 4th-Warmest On Record
Bonus map: a list of temperature anomalies, also via NOAA. China, Argentina and Alaska set new reco…
Rob Wile
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La Nina is officially coming
While El Niños are marked by abnormally warmer sea surface temperatures, La Niñas are marked by abn…
Lydia Ramsey
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This 20-second NASA video shows how Earth temperatures have changed since 1880
A recent study found that the last time temperatures were this high (about 125,000 years ago), sea …
Kevin Loria
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NOAA Issues An El Nino Watch, Says There's A 50% Chance For Development Later This Year
"While all models predict warming in the tropical Pacific, there is considerable uncertainty as to …
Dina Spector
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The coronavirus survives longer on surfaces when temperatures are low and humidity is high. That could explain why New York was hit so hard, while Singapore was not.
The coronavirus spreads via droplets. The lifespan of those droplets, and therefore the virus' surv…
Aylin Woodward
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The Most Alarming Findings From A Monster Report On Climate Change
"Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes ar…
Dina Spector
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A new 2-million-year history of our planet has some worrying news about the future
This research matters because it helps us peer into the long future of our planet's history. Not on…
Rafi Letzter
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Best infrared thermometers in India
A thermometer is an important device that allows you to measure the temperature to check if it is o…
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Something alarming is happening in the Gulf of Maine
Typically, managers of fisheries set quotas based on a simple feedback model. "Basically the assump…
Jeremy Berke
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China's rover and lander on the moon's far side are taking a 'nap' to survive brutal surface temperatures
The car-size Chang'e 4 lander safely touched down on January 3 inside the Von Kármán crater, which …