Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

Heat waves can get dangerously hot, especially when it’s also humid. gjohnstonphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus By Scott Denning, Colorado State University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. My parents said the planet is getting too hot for people to live here. They called it climate change. What does that mean? – […]

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Indian opposition leaders hold hunger strike

An opposition party in India is holding another day-long hunger strike, to protest the arrest of a prominent leader from their ranks. Its supporters also held demonstrations in cities around the world over the weekend. Arvind Kejriwal, the sitting chief minister of Delhi, was arrested last month by India's financial watchdog. Critics say his arrest is aimed at weakening the opposition's fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this month's […]

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