Ecosystem responses to global change are often nonlinear. Ecological thresholds are tipping points beyond which small changes ...

Human actions have pushed the world into the danger zone on several key indicators of planetary health, threatening to trigger dramatic changes in conditions ... they define as thresholds the ...

“Crossing these thresholds may trigger fundamental and sometimes abrupt changes that could irreversibly determine the fate of essential parts of our Earth system for the coming hundreds or ...

Warm air from the continent will drive temperatures up later this week, bringing with it the chance of thunderstorms.

In those conditions, a person ... of unmitigated exposure to these temperatures would be sufficient to cause death. This threshold can be reached under different combinations of air temperature ...

A HEATWAVE could hit parts of the UK this week as temperatures soar to highs of 29C, the Met Office has said. However, these ...

What is a heat advisory? A heat advisory means people sensitive to warm temperatures should take precautions to avoid heat illness, including staying hydrated and seeking breaks if working or ...