Architectural styles and construction materials can significantly reduce the need for air-conditioning during heat waves, according to sustainable architecture experts.
Category: Weather
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How Travelers Can Navigate Flight Cancellations and Delays
Advocating for yourself after an airline delay or cancellation can be challenging and confusing. Here’s how to best achieve the result you want — or at least get you where you want to go.
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Is it Safe to Travel During Europe’s Heat Wave? Here’s What to Know
The top tourist destinations of Italy, Spain and Greece are sweltering this summer. Travelers can take precautionary measures to protect themselves.
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Summer Camps Are Disrupted by Extreme Weather
Floods in New Hampshire and a heat dome in Texas have meant fewer happy campers this year.
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Summer Camps Are Disrupted by Extreme Weather
Floods in New Hampshire and a heat dome in Texas have meant fewer happy campers this year.
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For the British Open, You Just Can’t Forget the Weather
The R&A has learned from past mistakes. This year, it’s planning to allow the wind to dictate how the course at Royal Liverpool is set up.
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A New Job for Electric Vehicles: Powering Homes During Blackouts
Some energy experts say battery-powered vehicles will increasingly help keep the lights on and support electric grids, rather than straining them.
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Canada Offers Lesson in the Economic Toll of Climate Change
Wildfires are hurting many industries and could strain households across Canada, one of many countries reckoning with the impact of extreme weather.
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Frank Field, Who Brought Expertise to TV Weathercasting, Dies at 100
The first meteorologist to forecast the weather on New York television, he later became known for, among other things, publicizing the Heimlich maneuver.
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Want to Avoid a Rainy Ceremony? This Weather Expert Can Help.
If you’re planning a wedding, Andrew Leavitt can help you bypass snowstorms, avoid wet feet during high tides and pinpoint the time of the day with the most shade.
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An Eye on the Sky Fine-Tunes the Golf Tournament Below
Few professional sports scrutinize weather forecasts like golf. The P.G.A. Championship, played in meteorologically challenging western New York, has been a test.