Monthly Archives: July 2020

Californians Warned of July 4 Coronavirus Hazard

California is entering a dangerous Fourth of July holiday weekend: Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to rise even as officials plead with the public to avoid the crowds and maintain physical distance in hopes of preventing more outbreaks than they can. overwhelm state hospitals. Californians hoping for Independence Day weekend …

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Heat wave trends accelerate around the world

Credit: Jason Blackeye (Unsplash) The first comprehensive global assessment of heat waves at regional levels has revealed that in almost all parts of the world heat waves have increased in frequency and duration since the 1950s. Research published in Nature’s Communications It has also produced a new cumulative metric heat, …

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