With much of the United States, Mexico, India, and the Middle East suffering through blistering heat waves, worsened by human ... away from catastrophe in the form of heatstroke, said Ollie ...

Freshwater ecosystems require adequate oxygen levels to sustain aerobic life and maintain healthy biological communities.

How do marine heat waves form off the coast of California? Between Hawaii and California, a semi-permanent high-pressure area, termed the North Pacific High, generates winds that blow south towards ...

In a Comment piece in the journal Nature Climate Change, they note that such heat waves negatively impact ocean processes, ocean life in the overheated regions, and coastal communities.

Years of war and food insecurity in the region made the extreme heat especially dangerous. By Austyn Gaffney After a blistering February heat wave in South ... F.A.Q.: Do you have questions ...