The impact of severe heat waves on livestock is creating new challenges for those trying to manage the animals stress; alpaca farmers have surprising new methods. Summer heat waves are tough on people ...

In the United States, heat waves break out every summer. While people can jump in their pools, go to the beach, hit the lake, or engage in other activities that keep them cool, animals at zoos do not ...

Columbus Zoo staff employ various methods to keep animals cool during summer heat, including ice treats, shade and pools. An Animal Observations Program helps staff understand animal behavior and ...

In Scott County, farmers are working overtime to keep their animals safe from the heat. At a local free-range farm run by Sam Benson and Maggie Stafford, dozens of animals roam free. Stafford said ...

Every summer, heat waves affect millions of people around the world. The World Meteorological Organization reported that at least 10 countries experienced temperatures higher than 50ºC in 2023–2024.

From seabirds to sea lions, wildlife along the California coast are now facing “the Blob,” a massive marine heat wave that’s become a recurring anomaly since the early 2010s. The oceanic phenomenon ...

Each fraction of a degree of warming will have a bigger impact than the last on lengthening heat waves, with the most extreme heat waves lengthening the most. Tropical regions will see larger changes ...

Summer heat waves are tough on people, plants and animals, and they can be even harder for animals that aren't adapted to high heat and humidity, like alpaca. HEIDI DIXON: My name is Heidi Dixon, and ...