Record-Breaking Heat Around the World (in Photos)
Last month was Earth's hottest June on record. Temperatures soared up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Europe—and July is off to its own record-shattering start.
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Viewfinder: Sunbathing in Barcelona Before Summer Ends
Tourists sunbathe on the terrace of an hotel with the Sagrada Familia in the background in Barcelona, Spain, on September 5th, 2017.
Viewfinder: Beating the Heat Near Paris
A man and a boy wash and cool off their dog with the water of an opened fire hydrant.
And Out Come the ‘H. s. Catcallus’
Summertime means shorter sleeves, higher skirts, and louder catcalls.
Cold Temperatures Don’t Have Much to Do With Winter Deaths
As hotter summers become more deadly, warmer winters won't bring respite, according to new research.
Commercializing the Counterculture: How the Summer Music Festival Went Mainstream
With painted Volkswagen buses, talk of “free love,” and other reminders of the Woodstock era replaced by advertising and corporate sponsorships, hippie culture may be dying, but a new subculture—a sort of purgatory between hipster and hippie—is on the rise.
Warm Januaries and Cold Julys: Climate Doesn’t Affect Human Migration Patterns
When it comes to migration, it's all about economics and proximity.
Why Do We Still Have Summer Vacation?
Forget the argument about a calendar built around an agrarian economy. It was urbanization that created summer as we know it—and now we can't imagine doing anything else.