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Schools close and crops wither as ‘historic’ heatwave hits south-east Asia | Extreme heat

Thousands of schools in the Philippines have stopped in-person classes due to unbearable heat. In Indonesia, prolonged dry weather has…

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World

NASA’s Webb probes an extreme starburst galaxy

A team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to survey the starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82). Located…

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Environment

Losing sleep in extreme heat waves hurts pregnant people, newborns » Yale Climate Connections

Climate change has made pregnancy and childbearing more treacherous in regions of the world most vulnerable to extreme heat. In…

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Extreme Heat Toasted the Caribbean’s Corals

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer of 2023 was the hottest on…

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World

The First Rule of the Extreme Dishwasher Loading Facebook Group Is …

“On Extreme Pedantry, there was some discussion about the proper way to load a dishwasher, and I said, ‘Right, I…

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Environment

Tornadoes, shrinking ice and early syrup: how hottest winter hit the US | Extreme weather

The US has just experienced its hottest ever winter, with record-breaking temperatures driving away snow and ice and causing the…

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Entertainment

Angela Bassett Shares Her “Extreme Disappointment” Over Oscars Loss

Angela Bassett remembers the thing. And by thing, we’re talking about her now-viral reaction over losing the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress to…

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Sports

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Offers Extreme Solution for Beleaguered NBA All-Star Game

NBA All-Star weekend wrapped up to, at best, mixed reviews. While there were moments of fun—the three-point contest between Stephen Curry and…

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Environment

‘In a word, horrific’: Trump’s extreme anti-environment blueprint | Donald Trump

The United States’s first major climate legislation dismantled, a crackdown on government scientists, a frenzy of oil and gas drilling,…

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Health

Death toll shows extreme air pollution events a growing urban threat

New Curtin University-led research has estimated that 1454 avoidable deaths (one person every five days) occurred in Australian capital cities…

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