Ruby Mellen

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Allyson Chiu |Ruby Mellen

How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke (washingtonpost.com) How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke By Allyson Chiu; Ruby Mellen 2025060217120800 As smoke from raging wildfires in Canada continues drifting into parts of the United States, it's critical to know how you can protect yourself from potentially dangerous levels of air pollution.

5 days ago | publico.pt | Ruby Mellen

Ouça este artigo 00:00 05:21 Exclusivo Gostaria de Ouvir? Assine já A mortalidade por cancro entre as mulheres também aumentou com o aumento das temperaturas nos países do Médio Oriente e do Norte de África nas últimas duas décadas, de acordo com um novo estudo sobre uma região que é particularmente vulnerável ao calor extremo.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Ben Cattell Noll |Ruby Mellen

Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is blowing into U.S. (washingtonpost.com) Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires is blowing into U.S. By Ben Noll; Ruby Mellen 2025053010501500 Plumes of dense smoke from uncontained wildfires in Manitoba, Canada, will blow across more than a dozen central and eastern states Friday and Saturday.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Ruby Mellen

Cancer rates rose for women in some countries where extreme heat is rising, study says (washingtonpost.com) Cancer rates rose for women in some countries where extreme heat is rising, study says By Ruby Mellen 2025052704010000 As temperatures rose in Middle Eastern and North African countries over the last two decades, cancer mortality among women did too, according to a new study of a region that is particularly vulnerable to extreme heat.

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Ruby Mellen |Sarah Kaplan

Earth’s major climate goal is too warm for the polar ice sheets, study says (washingtonpost.com) Earth’s major climate goal is too warm for the polar ice sheets, study says By Ruby Mellen; Sarah Kaplan 2025052100105100 Ten years ago, policymakers and nation states set the world's most important climate goal: limiting planetary warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).