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Climate Archive

Archives for July 2023

Health
Why the mosquito that spreads West Nile virus is becoming resistant to insecticidesWhy the mosquito that spreads West Nile virus is becoming resistant to insecticides
Health

Scientists are reporting increasing insecticide resistance among American Culex mosquitoes that spread West Nile virus to humans.

By Keren Landman, MD
Down to Earth
This beetle’s sex is on fire. Literally.This beetle’s sex is on fire. Literally.
Down to Earth

Tinder for these insects is actual tinder.

By Benji Jones
Down to Earth
The ingenious tricks animals use to survive wildfiresThe ingenious tricks animals use to survive wildfires
Down to Earth

Wildfires can be devastating, but for some animals, they’re an opportunity.

By Benji Jones
Climate
Legal battles over climate change are already paying offLegal battles over climate change are already paying off
Climate

The future of climate change will be litigated.

By Rebecca Leber
Climate
Biden’s $250 billion lure to clean up the dirty legacy of fossil fuelsBiden’s $250 billion lure to clean up the dirty legacy of fossil fuels
Climate

There’s hidden climate potential in overlooked fossil fuel infrastructure.

By Rebecca Leber
Future Perfect
Birds have co-opted our anti-bird weapons in a genius counterattackBirds have co-opted our anti-bird weapons in a genius counterattack
Future Perfect

Humans install spikes so birds will go away. Birds steal them and do this instead.

By Sigal Samuel
The Vox guide to extreme heat
What “record-breaking heat” actually meansWhat “record-breaking heat” actually means
The Vox guide to extreme heat

Temperature records are falling around the world, but those records aren’t equally meaningful.

By Umair Irfan
Why you feel grouchy on super hot days
The Vox guide to extreme heat

What we know — and what we don’t — about how heat affects mental health.

By Allie Volpe
The invisible consequences of heat on the body and mind
The Vox guide to extreme heat

Heat has a bigger impact on us than we may realize.

By Rebecca Leber
The Vox guide to extreme heat
It’s even hot underwaterIt’s even hot underwater
The Vox guide to extreme heat

The Caribbean’s marine heat wave will have big impacts on tiny islands like Dominica.

By Umair Irfan
Future Perfect
Why ultra-green Germany turned its back on nuclear energyWhy ultra-green Germany turned its back on nuclear energy
Future Perfect

Can a country be a climate leader without nuclear power?

By Markham Heid
Climate
Why Canada’s wildfires will affect air quality for weeks to comeWhy Canada’s wildfires will affect air quality for weeks to come
Climate

Canada’s fire season is especially bad, and it could lead to smoke drifting southward for the rest of the summer.

By Li Zhou
Science
Yes, bird flu is a threat. It’s time to take it seriously.Yes, bird flu is a threat. It’s time to take it seriously.
Science

13 questions about bird flu, answered.

By Benji Jones
Supreme Court
How the Supreme Court put itself in charge of the executive branchHow the Supreme Court put itself in charge of the executive branch
Supreme Court

The major questions doctrine, explained.

By Ian Millhiser
Climate
There’s no such thing as a disaster-resistant place anymoreThere’s no such thing as a disaster-resistant place anymore
Climate

Climate risks are becoming increasingly expensive. Not just locally, but globally.

By Rachel DuRose