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Temperature

Hot on both ends: Antarctica, Arctic hit by simultaneous extreme heat events

World

Hot on both ends: Antarctica, Arctic hit by simultaneous extreme heat events

By Ethan van Diemen

Extreme heat hurts human health. Its effects must be mitigated – urgently

Magazine

Extreme heat hurts human health. Its effects must be mitigated – urgently

By Abdu Mohiddin, Christopher Jack, Evans Kituyi, Kristie Ebi, Matthew Chersich and Stanley Luchters

Link between climate change and crime shows rising heat is a killer

South Africa

Link between climate change and crime shows rising heat is a killer

By Shaun Smillie

Curious Kids: Why does cold air go down and hot air go up?

Magazine

Curious Kids: Why does cold air go down and hot air go up?

By Jennifer Fitchett

Newsdeck

Schools closed, flights delayed after UK snowfall

By AFP

Newsdeck

Heat in S Asia could exceed survivable levels by 2100: study

By AFP

Cryonics guru Robert Ettinger dies, his life put on ice

Sci-Tech

Cryonics guru Robert Ettinger dies, his life put on ice

By Theresa Mallinson