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Hotter Kalahari desert may stop hornbills breeding within years
High temperatures over a few days or weeks can have negative effects on the birds' foraging and body mass.
How hot is too hot for the human body? Heat + humidity can get dangerous fast
When the body overheats, the heart has to work harder to pump blood flow to the skin to dissipate the heat.
Heatwaves worsen mental health conditions
Recent studies suggest a 10% rise in hospital emergency room visits on days with high temperatures.
Trophy hunting won’t save Africa’s lions so the UK ban on wildlife imports is a welcome step
In just 25 years lion numbers have decreased by 43% throughout Africa and their range by more than 90%.
Conservation science needs to shift from a view of how animals can benefit us
If we continue to value nature and other species based only on what they can provide for us, we won’t be able to radically transform our relationship with them.
Satellites help us with solutions to the urban heat island effect
With rising global temperatures increasing the likelihood of dangerous heat waves, cities need to know which neighborhoods are at high risk.