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Heat Waves and Hurt: How Extreme Weather Affects Older Chinese

May 18, 2026

Recent research looks at how the hottest and coldest days in China might make older people feel more pain. The study follows a large group of Chinese adults who are in their 50s and older, tracking them over several years. It focuses on two types of extreme weather: very hot days and extremely cold

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Cracks in Clay: How Dry Weather Affects Water Flow in Landfills

February 18, 2025

Clay is tricky to understand when it comes to water flow, especially when it's dry and cracked. These cracks, called desiccation cracks, are a big deal in extreme weather. They make it hard to figure out how much water is getting into the soil. This is a big problem for landfills, where we need to k