Glass Wings Blog: Heat
1,500 new Colorado homes will come with geothermal heat pumps
20 people in a two-bedroom apartment: the growing health and safety risks of ‘hot bedding’
2024 will be world’s hottest year on record, and the first above 1.5°C target
56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators
70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
A long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves forward, even under Trump
A marine heatwave in northwest Australia is killing huge numbers of fish. It’s heading south
Abnormally hot days may hit Australia’s south-east after rare sudden warming over Antarctica
Air con leads surge in energy use as world heats up – but most new demand is being powered by solar
An idea that just ballooned: Bristol brand produces bags from hot air
Antarctica has its own ‘shield’ against warm water – but this could now be under threat
Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds
As Los Angeles combusts, 2024 is declared Earth’s hottest on record
As Ocean Waters Warm, a Race to Breed Heat-Resistant Coral
As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive
Australian manufacturers get federal backing to slash dependence on fossil gas for industrial heat
Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling
Australia’s latest brush with extreme heat shows just how good weather forecasting really is
Burning plastic for cooking and heating: An emerging environmental crisis
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Cities are heating up the planet – how they can do more to fight climate change
Cleaner air in east Asia may have driven recent acceleration in global warming, our new study indicates
Climate crisis has tripled length of deadly ocean heatwaves, study finds
Climate crisis to blame for dozens of ‘impossible’ heatwaves, studies reveal
The community health workers protecting pregnant women from dangerous heat in Delhi
Congress votes for “big beautiful lie” that will kill wind and solar, condemns world to 3°C warming
Creating a Cool Room for Extreme Heat Events
CSIRO spin-off raises record amount to fund solar heat and power tech, get industry off gas
Current heatwave ‘likely to kill almost 600 people in England and Wales’
‘Damned if we do but completely stuffed if we don’t’: heatwaves will worsen longer net zero is delayed
Decommissioning or decomposing? Oil and gas giants in hot water over retired assets
Do hot drinks really give you cancer? A gut expert explains
Drones deliver warm meals to elderly villagers in mountainous areas of E China's Zhejiang
Drought declared in Midlands after hot, dry weather takes its toll
Earth is already shooting through the 1.5°C global warming limit, two major studies show
Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire
Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years
Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning
First heatwave of 2025 engulfs Australia's south-east while monsoon and cyclones mysteriously missing in action
Flooding in the Sahara, Amazon tributaries drying and warming tipping over 1.5°C – 2024 broke all the wrong records
The former fracking site now tapped for clean geothermal heat
From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world
German town digs deep for hot rock geothermal energy to replace gas networks
Global temperatures passed critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024 – new report
Global warming is changing cloud patterns. That means more global warming
Global warming of more than 3°C this century may wipe 40% off the world’s economy, new analysis reveals
Guineafowl can outsmart extreme temperatures: we spent a year finding out how
Heat, air quality, insurance costs: how climate change is affecting our homes – and our health
Heat pumps have become the norm in Germany’s new homes
Heat stress leads to worst bleaching on record for coral reef ecosystems
Heat, terror and resistance: Henry Reynolds’ bold, new book takes a top-end view of Australian history
Heatwave descends on south-east Australia with temperatures forecast to exceed 40C
Heatwaves and bushfires can be a dangerous mix for the electricity grid. Here’s how to shore up your supplies this summer
Heatwaves caused more than 1,000 deaths in Australia over four-year period, study finds
Helsinki is building the world’s largest heat pump to keep its homes warm
Helsinki shutters last coal plant, as it turns to heat batteries and pumps
High speed test tracks, and extreme temperatures: Ensuring safety in an electric bus
Hollow Knight Silksong: how 3 people in Australia made the world’s hottest game
The hot brick technology that could slash emissions at concrete plants and aluminium refineries
Hot frogs and sizzling salamanders: climate change is pushing amphibians to their limits
Hot mic catches Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality
Hot Water From a Battery?! The Combi Boiler Reinvented!
Hot weekend for south-east Australia, with Melbourne to get warmest April day in four years
Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over
How a herd of hungry goats is helping Spain fight fires during the scorching summer
How Heat Pumps Became America’s Hottest Home Energy System
How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share
How to conserve species in a much hotter world
Hundreds of air-cons and 1,000 hot water heat pumps cut costs, boost comfort in social housing
If our hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy
In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action
In the Arctic, planting more trees actually makes the world warmer
Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives
Intense heat changes our biology and can make us age significantly faster: study
Is this Australia’s climate wake-up call? A hotter, harder future awaits if we don’t act now
Italian guide collapses and dies while leading Colosseum tour in searing heat
Italy limits outdoor work as heatwave breaks records across Europe
It’s almost winter. Why is Australia still so hot?
It’s getting hot down under: Hot rock geothermal energy is making a comeback in Australia
It’s official: Australia’s ocean surface was the hottest on record in 2024
Jacaranda, black locust and London plane: common street trees show surprising resilience to growing heat in Australia
Jim Abrahams, ‘Airplane!,’ ‘Naked Gun’ and ‘Hot Shots!’ Master of Mirth, Dies at 80
Lakeshore shallows can be biodiversity hotspots – but warming is changing their complex ecology
Marine wildlife fleeing to poles due to global heating as Australian oceans face ‘uncharted’ future
Measles was eliminated from Australia. Experts warn US and Asia outbreaks may bring back this ‘heat-seeking missile’
Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation, speeding up warming down south
Meta-analysis of current global warming impacts suggests a third of all species could be extinct by 2100
Minerals in hot springs performed a key chemical reaction for early life on Earth, new study confirms
Modi’s warm meeting with Xi shows impact of Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’
More than 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died this year when humidity and heat pushed past survivable limits. It’s just the start
More than 400 people suspected to have died from extreme heat in Arizona county
Ningaloo Reef coral selective breeding doubles its heat tolerance, study finds
Nocturnal basking and deep diving may not be enough to keep crocodiles cool in a warming world
NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes
NZ’s climate policies are no longer enough to keep warming at 1.5°C – here’s what needs to happen
Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer: study
Paint me cool: scientists reveal roof coating that can reduce surface temperatures up to 6C on hot days
Paris Pledges Would Curb Extreme Heat But Climate Goals at Risk
Powerful lithium batteries in written-off EVs now hot property at salvage auctions
Rapid flips between warm and cold extremes in a warming world
Record leap in CO₂ fuels fears of accelerating global heating
Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows
Rooftop solar PV could supply two-thirds of world’s energy needs, and lower global temperatures
Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs
Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope
The Secret Power Plants Revolutionising Zero-Carbon Heating and Cooling in Cities!
Shrinking wings, bigger beaks: birds are reshaping themselves in a warming world
“Slap in the face:” Gas project approval collides with fresh warnings on sea level rise, ocean heat
Solar energy shines as nuclear and other thermal generators wilt in European heatwave
Some of the world’s biggest cities are so polluted they’re warming slower
Some tropical trees cool their leaves to survive the heat — but not all species have ways to cope
Spain, Cyprus, Greece: Where is Europe facing drought after a record-breaking hot spring?
State of the climate: Hotter and hotter, and we are blowing our budget
Study shows hot leaves can’t catch carbon from the air. It’s bad news for rainforests – and Earth
Taking the heat off: breakthrough cooling technology tackles climate challenge
Temperature records broken as extreme heat grips parts of Europe
Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
This Game-Changing Heat Pump Is Revolutionising Industrial Heat!
This summer will likely be wetter and warmer for most Australians, bureau forecast says
Thousands evacuated in Spain as deadly heatwave fans Mediterranean wildfires
Thousands in Greece and Turkey evacuate as winds and heat fan wildfires
Too late? Too slow? Too hot? Is climate progress really stalling?
Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN
Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised
Underwater lake heat waves are on the rise, threatening aquatic life
Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe’s hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it
Victoria extends gas ban to all new homes and hot water systems, sets strict rules to electrify rentals
Victoria’s mountain ash forests could lose a quarter of giant trees as temperatures rise
WA Museum partnership with Woodside criticised as record-breaking marine heatwave decimates coral reefs
Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds
WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch
Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal amid searing heat
Wood heating could be worse than thought for rural air, study suggests
World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave
Young people are dying of heat and their risks could grow, study finds
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