Unprecedented Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest Driven by Climate Change

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June 28, 2021

Climate Unprecedented Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest Driven by Climate Change Pacific Ocean cyclones are pumping up the high pressure system roasting the region By Anne C. Mulkern,E&E News

Computing See the Highest-Resolution Atomic Image Ever Captured Scientists achieved a record level of visual detail with an imaging technique that could help develop future electronics and better batteries By Anna Blaustein

Behavior & Society We're Fumbling the Return to Physical Offices Many executives are falling victim to a number of well-known psychological biases in their push to end remote working By Gleb Tsipursky

Behavior & Society How the Pandemic Roiled the Foster Care System Lengthy suspensions of crucial services for foster children during the past year exacted a heavy emotional and mental toll By Carolyn Barber

The Body Gut Reactions: Microbes in the Digestive Tract Influence COVID Severity Our resident bacteria help regulate the immune system and response to infections By Katrin Legg

Public Health The Animal Viruses Most Likely to Jump into Humans The SpillOver tool catalogs viruses that could cause a new pandemic By Harini Barath

Environment Unexpected: Desert Plants Are Struggling in Higher Heat Scientists say even the toughest vegetation cannot tolerate today's heat waves By Adam Aton,E&E News

Biology What Is CRISPR, and Why Is It So Important? This revolutionary gene-editing system has taken science by storm. By Michael Tabb,Andrea Gawrylewski,Jeffery DelViscio

Nutrition, the Immune System and a Global Pandemic How factors such as diet, lifestyle and underlying health conditions influence the body's ability to fight infection

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Fans May Be Okay for Muggy Days--but Avoid Them in Extreme Dry Heat New research contradicts conventional wisdom on fan use during heat waves By Leila Sloman | August 2019

QUOTE OF THE DAY "It's one thing to break it by a degree or two, but it's another thing to literally break it by 4 or 5 degrees, in places that have 100 years' worth of data, or 120 years' worth of data. That is pretty remarkable." Colby Neuman, meteorologist at National Weather Service

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