As climate change makes Kansas City's summers even hotter and more humid, local extreme athletes may be able to teach us how our bodies can adapt. Read more.
Temperatures in Kansas City have swelled to around 100 degrees during several heat waves this summer, even before humidity. Studying athletes may help us learn how to adapt our bodies to worsening climates.
Recent blockbuster snowstorms may be tied to climate change
Hazleton City firefighter Gregg Steeber clears snow away from fire hydrant on Broad Street, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Hazleton, Pa. Firefighters split up in residential neighborhoods to uncover hydrants buried in snow banks. (Warren Ruda/Standard-Speaker via AP)
Russell, left, and Michelle Hoyer try to find their driveway under the snow in Mount Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week s winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)