CLIMATE CHANGE

Mar 29 2026SCIENCE

Warm March Triggers Early Frog Calls, But Some Falter

The spring of 2024 brought an odd burst of heat in March, a “false spring, ” before the air turned icy again. Researchers used silent recorders to track how four frog and toad species began calling in the wild from 2022 to 2025. The species studied were the boreal chorus frog, spring peeper, wood fr

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Mar 28 2026SPORTS

Weather‑Smart Soccer: MLS’s New Play Plan

Major League Soccer is shifting its calendar to a winter‑focused schedule next year. The change aims to keep teams out of the hottest months in southern cities while avoiding the harsh cold in northern markets. In practice, this means more games will be played during December and February in places

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Mar 27 2026ENVIRONMENT

Reducing Farm‑Runoff with Smart Fertilizer Use

Fertilizers give crops the nitrogen they need, but when too much leaches into rivers it harms fish and plants. Scientists need to know how much nitrogen leaves fields each year to plan better solutions. Because real‑world data are scarce, researchers built a computer model that learns from all

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Mar 27 2026SPORTS

Heatwave Hits Opening Day, Home Runs Rise

The 2026 season opens in St. Louis under a scorching sky, with temperatures expected to top 90 degrees during the Cardinals game. These numbers edge close to the city’s 1991 record of 87 degrees and could surpass the all‑time March high of 92 set in 1929. Fans and players will face the peak he

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Mar 26 2026HEALTH

Heat, Cold and Heart Health: What You Need to Know

The way the weather feels can change how our hearts work. When it is too hot or too cold, people are more likely to have heart attacks, strokes, sudden death and other serious problems. Scientists say the problem is getting worse because global temperatures are rising and extreme weather events ar

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Mar 26 2026HEALTH

Cold Weather’s Hidden Toll on Heart Health

The new study shows that when temperatures drop, heart‑related deaths rise sharply across the United States. Researchers looked at data from 2000 to 2020 in 819 counties, covering about 80 % of adults over 25. They found that the safest temperature for heart health is around 23 °C (74 °F). When temp

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Mar 25 2026ENVIRONMENT

Heat Wave Swings Across America Breaking Old Records

A massive bubble of hot air is stretching across most of the United States right now. This isn’t just any warm spell—it’s a record-breaking heat dome that has pushed March temperatures higher than ever seen before in 14 states. Cities like Flagstaff, Arizona, could see a dozen days straight of tempe

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Mar 24 2026ENVIRONMENT

Protesters demand cleaner energy outside big oil gathering

Around 300 people showed up outside the city's biggest energy meeting this week to voice concerns about pollution. Instead of cheering for more oil and gas profits, they chanted slogans like "we need clean air, not another billionaire! " Their signs pointed to health problems they blame on industrie

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Mar 23 2026ENVIRONMENT

Wildfire Warming: A Growing Nitrogen Threat

Recent data shows that the heat from climate change is sparking more wildfires, especially in the western part of the country. These fires release large amounts of reactive nitrogen into the air, which can travel far and settle on soils and water. Scientists used a long‑term study from 2002 to 2021,

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Mar 23 2026ENVIRONMENT

North Texas hits new heat peak as old records crumble

Sunday turned into a scorcher for Dallas-Fort Worth when temperatures at the airport hit 94°F at 4 p. m. , officially beating the previous high set way back in 1934 and matched in 1995 by just one degree. The earlier weekend forecasts had predicted Friday and Saturday would also smash records, yet b

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