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How extreme heat is contributing to a nationwide blood shortage
How extreme heat is contributing to a nationwide blood shortage
The American Red Cross says there’s an emergency shortage of blood for transfusions. In July, the national supply dropped by more than 25 percent. The Red Cross says the only solution is more blood donors. Jessa Merrill, director of biomedical communications at the Red Cross, joins John Yang to discuss.
·pbs.org·
How extreme heat is contributing to a nationwide blood shortage
The Era of Runaway Heat Records Is Here
The Era of Runaway Heat Records Is Here
Climate change is delivering spiking temperatures that break more records. Now scientists are anticipating bigger jumps from one high to the next.
·bnnbloomberg.ca·
The Era of Runaway Heat Records Is Here
Bats drop dead from trees in Kanpur due to extreme heatwave
Bats drop dead from trees in Kanpur due to extreme heatwave
Several bats died due to searing heat in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur and their carcasses were either found on the ground or hanging on trees. Locals complained of a foul smell in a park where the bats used to live.
Bats drop dead from trees in Kanpur due to extreme heatwave
·indiatoday.in·
Bats drop dead from trees in Kanpur due to extreme heatwave
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, a sign that climate change may again fuel record-breaking heat that could surpass last summer as the warmest in 2,000 years.
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
·reuters.com·
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heat wave roasts Southeast Asia
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heat wave roasts Southeast Asia
Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province, with locals and media reports suggesting a brutal heat wave and the lake's management are to blame.
·phys.org·
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heat wave roasts Southeast Asia
Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds
Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds
Vegetated areas above treeline have increased by 77% since 1984, satellite data shows
The impact of global heating on the Alps is visible from space, with the snow-white mountains increasingly colonised by green plants, according to a study of high-resolution satellite data. Vegetated areas above the treeline in the Alps have increased by 77% since 1984, the study says. While retreating glaciers have symbolised the speed of global heating in the Alpine region, researchers described the increases in plant biomass as an “absolutely massive” change.
·theguardian.com·
Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds