Chennai, Tamil Nadu government and the United Kingdom government on Friday jointly launched a “Heat Resilience Centre” for the state, aimed at strengthening the capacity to address rising extreme heat conditions. Tamil Nadu, UK launch Heat Resilience Centre to tackle rising extreme heat conditions A Letter of Intent was signed between Additional Chief Secretary, Environment,…
A new study from Swedish researchers found that short-term exposure to both low and high ambient temperatures increased the risk of death among heart failure patients. What’s happening? Research published in JAMA Cardiology points to an association with extreme temperature exposure and mortality risk in heart failure patients. Wenli Ni and team studied data from…
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Shanghai cooperation summit SUSTAINABLE COOPERATION: A “final declaration” from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin this week included a pledge to “strengthen cooperation on sustainable development…
Key Takeaways Provide shade during peak sun. Don’t over-prune; let leaves provide coverage. Plant tomatoes early enough so they mature before extreme summer heat. Tomatoes love and need a lot of sunlight and heat to grow. But too much of a good thing can cause the plant to get sunscald–the plant equivalent of a sunburn….
Several high school graduations in New Jersey were postponed after excessive heat during a two-part ceremony Monday caused what the Paterson city fire chief declared a “mass casualty incident,” according to the Guardian. What’s happening? A “heat dome” began to descend on vast swaths of the Northeast and Midwest on Sunday, and over 100 million…