NASA has announced that the world as we know it may be facing significant existential threats, lining up with physicist Stephen Hawking's prediction.

"You see people out doing activities where it's quite warm, and suddenly somebody collapses." Data shows over 1 billion people have endured near-deadly heat in 2024: 'People typically are not aware that they're getting into trouble' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Oppressive heat is blanketing large swaths of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, southern New England and the Northwest. Idaho could hit 109 degrees.

It has been 12 straight months that the world has been more than 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels.

More than 50 percent of the coral reefs in Malaysia's marine parks have been affected by mass bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures, the fisheries department said.

Countries are set to make a new commitment on climate finance at the UN climate conference in November this year.