KC will be up to 138 heat and humidity-related “danger days” per year by 2050, on current path

  “Danger days” aren’t too common now, for weather, but climate change is about to make them a lot more common over the next 15 years.  A danger day is when the combination of heat and humidity (also known as the heat index) make it feel like it’s 105 degrees F or hotter. Warming temperatures are about to push U.S. cities into a …

Algal blooms and toxic cyanobacteria becoming more common with global warming

Algae blooms are becoming increasingly common in bodies of water around the globe, as warmer temperatures and increased nutrient runoff (largely from agriculture) fuel their growth. And they’re expected to get worse with climate change, as more frequent heavy storms wash fertilizer into bodies of water and overwhelm pipes that carry both storm water and sewage. A recent report conducted …