Scientific American Content: Global

1. Sahara Dust Clouds Are Heading to Florida and Beyond

   Clouds of dust blown off the Saharan Desert into the southeastern U.S. could affect local weather and make sunrises and sunsets particularly vivid

2. What Causes Glaciers to Collapse like the Event That Buried a Swiss Village?

   Climate change and thawing permafrost play a role in destabilizing glaciers

3. Lawmakers Form First Extreme Heat Caucus, Citing ‘Deadly Risk’

   The House of Representatives’ first caucus to address extreme heat is being launched by a Democrat from the Southwest and a Republican from the Northeast

4. Elon Musk’s SpaceX City Starbase Faces Opposition from Its Texas Neighbors

   Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site turned company town in South Texas, faces local opposition from residents outside the city limits

5. With a Busy 2025 Hurricane Season Forecast, Staffing Cuts and Warm Oceans Worry Experts

   Predictions for an above-average number of storms, communities that are still recovering and cuts to the National Weather Service have meteorologists and other experts worried about this

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6. How Doppler Radar Lets Meteorologists Predict Weather and Save Lives

   Doppler radar is one of the most revolutionary and lifesaving tools of modern meteorology, which has experts worried about outages because of recent staffing cuts and conspiracy theories

7. Why Do We Launch Space Telescopes?

   Telescopes in space give us a view we literally cannot get from the ground

8. What the First Results from the Global Flourishing Study Tell Us about Age, Employment and Partnership

   Young people are struggling; retirees are happier than employees; people in partnerships are flourishing more than those who are single. Hear the first takeaways from the Global Flourishing

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9. Oil Industry Asks Trump Administration to Kill Heat Safety Rule

   Oil industry opposition to a planned OSHA rule to limit heat deaths comes as oil and gas workers face increasingly dangerous conditions

10. Did Inhaling Xenon Gas Really Help Mount Everest Climbers Reach the Summit in Record Time?

    British climbers recently reached the top of Mount Everest in record time. They inhaled xenon gas before the trip. But was that the decisive factor?