heat
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If Pixar Made The Shining, It Would Still Freak Me Out
Snapchat has rolled out a new filter that turns users into Disney/Pixar characters, and Twitter has diverted resources into exploring its transformative potential. The movie Heat, fictional serial killer Michael Myers, and sad Ben Affleck all demonstrate that in most cases enlarged Disney eyeballs soften the edges. Naturally, we wondered whether Disney could tone down…
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U.S. Air Conditioning Use Could Surge Nearly 60% by 2050
It’s no secret that it’s getting hotter and hotter outside. On Sunday, Death Valley 54.4 degrees Celsius, which is an extreme example of a notable trend. The rising heat is also driving up the demand for air conditioning, and the surge will only become more dramatic as the climate crisis persists. A new analysis from…
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Uh Oh, Antarctica Just Set A New Heat Record
It’s positively balmy in Antarctica. The National Meteorological Service of Argentina announced on Twitter that its Esperanza weather station recorded a new high for the continent: 18.3 degrees Celsius.
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The World Just Had Another Month Of Record Heat
The summer of shocking global heat has continued into the spring. New data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the European Union’s climate agency, shows that last month tied for the hottest September on record. This adds to the stunning string of record or near-record heat the northern hemisphere has been dealing with…