How bad do u want in? Coachella kicked off with chaos on Thursday as thousands who journeyed to Indio, Calif., to take in the annual music festival were trapped in traffic for up to 12 hours as they struggled to enter the fairgrounds only to face near-record high temperatures on Friday. The conditions were described … Read more
Oh say can you AC? One heat happy New Yorker chose one of Summer 2024’s sweatiest days to fan up a heated debate over the merits and necessity of apartment air conditioning. The fresh air freak wound up triggering a BTU brouhaha by announcing their dislike of the seasonal window-killer on Reddit’s popular Ask NYC … Read more
The weather is warmer, the days are longer — and a lot of people spend more time eating outdoors with family and friends. But in warmer weather, rates of foodborne illnesses rise. To that point, each year in the U.S., some 48 million people get sick, 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 people die from foodborne illness, according … Read more
You’re doing it all wrong. A recent study revealed that nearly a fifth of households keep their refrigerators at the incorrect temperature, according to researchers from RMIT University in Australia. “Most households blamed their own behaviors, such as reading the use-by date wrong, before considering their fridge might be the culprit,” Dr. Bhavna Middha, the … Read more
American senior citizens who live in warm areas are more likely to endure “serious vision impairment” compared to those in colder regions, new research from the University of Toronto has found. Seniors who live in counties where the average temperature is 60 degrees or higher are at a 44% heightened risk of visual distress, according … Read more
A snowmobiler lost his legs after being stranded in subzero temperatures in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains last month, according to a report. After David Madsen’s snowmobile got stuck at an elevation of about 8,000 feet on Feb. 21, the 65-year-old decided to wait out an incoming snowstorm by digging a cave under his snowmobile with a … Read more
An Australian man living in Norway has clocked more than 14 million views on a clip that shows about a dozen babies sleeping outside in their strollers in freezing temperatures. Olly Bowman, 22, from Sydney, shared the TikTok about a week ago but the “unusual” act continues to attract thousands of comments sparking a conversation about the … Read more
The rising temperatures caused by climate change are contributing to an increase in migraines and neurological problems, it was revealed on Wednesday. A new study found climate change was linked to an increase in symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and multiple sclerosis, according to the American Academy of Neurology. American Academy of Neurology included the … Read more