Fifty-seven years ago, when the Summer Games were last held in Tokyo, the average high temperature was about 68 degrees Fahrenheit, and the warmest day…
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Tag: Weather
Tokyo’s Summer Heat May Help Olympic Sprinters Run Faster
Hot, humid air is also less dense than colder air and slightly reduces drag. This helps explain baseballs traveling farther when hit in hotter weather.…
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India Landslides and Floods From Monsoon Rains Kill Scores
NEW DELHI — Within seconds, the scenic mountain valley resembled a war zone. “Guys, we have to run!” said a man filming the devastation unfolding…
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The Great Outdoors Is Giving Way to the Great Indoors
MISSOULA, Mont. — “I wouldn’t go out without an N95 mask,” an oncology nurse told me the other day. She wasn’t referring to Covid-19 protections.…
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A Forecasted Typhoon in Tokyo Adjusts Rowing Schedule
Tokyo 2020 can’t seem to catch a break. As if a tenacious pandemic and Japan’s notorious humid summer heat weren’t enough for the Tokyo Olympics…
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Washington Issues Warning Not to Eat Raw Shellfish After ‘Heat Dome’
Washington State health officials have urged consumers not to eat locally harvested raw oysters and other shellfish after an outbreak of intestinal disease caused by…
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The Bootleg Fire Is Now Generating Its Own Weather
A towering cloud of hot air, smoke and moisture that reached airliner heights and spawned lightning. Wind-driven fronts of flame that have stampeded across the…
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What Are Flash Floods? Here Are Some Safety and Preparation Tips
After hours of sweltering heat, the sky darkens to a charcoal gray. Suddenly it feels as if thunderstorms and heavy rain are imminent. An alert…
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‘No One is Safe’: How The Heatwave Has Battered the Wealthy World
And even though it will take extensive scientific analysis to link climate change to last week’s cataclysmic floods in Europe, a warmer atmosphere holds more…
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How to Weather California’s Extreme Heat
Good morning. Californians are getting used to devastating, lengthy fire seasons. And if this year and the last are any indication (and they probably are),…
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