Record Coral Sea temperatures threaten the Great Barrier Reef

A photograph of bleached white coral in the Great Barrier Reef.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces critical risk from successive periods of extreme ocean heat. Ocean heat in the Coral Sea is at its highest level in four centuries, scientists report on August 8. Nature. The researchers drilled into coral skeletons from in and around the region and analyzed the chemical composition of those samples to … Read more

Zigzag walls can help buildings beat heat

Schematic of how a building

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you want to know about extreme heat and how it can lead to extreme weather events? Most “radiant cooling” designs involve roofs designed to receive and then emit the sun’s energy in infrared wavelengths that … Read more