Asian Spectator

Times Advertising

2025 was hotter than it should have been – 5 influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what’s ahead

  • Written by Michael Wysession, Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
2025 was hotter than it should have been – 5 influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what’s aheadThe sun rises over New York City as a heat wave arrives in June 2025.Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record by far, with 2025 almost tied with 2023 for second place. With that energy came extreme weather, from flash flooding to powerful hurricanes and severe droughts. Yet, by most indicators,...

More Articles ...

  1. GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
  2. Hezbollah − degraded, weakened but not yet disarmed − destabilizes Lebanon once again
  3. When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks – but the gap has grown since 1965
  4. Trauma patients recover faster when medical teams know each other well, new study finds
  5. Housing First helps people find permanent homes in Detroit − but HUD plans to divert funds to short-term solutions
  6. Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority
  7. AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
  8. With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program
  9. I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handedness
  10. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is having its #MeToo moment

Magazine

Bukan ‘malas’, penampilan Justin Bieber di Coachella menunjukkan cara kita menikmati musik daring

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CoachellaSetelah empat tahun absen dari tur, Justin Bieber tampil sebagai penampil utama di panggung Coachella. Namun, aksinya memicu kontroversi saat ia bernyanyi diiring...

Sederhana tapi menjebak: Bahaya tersembunyi konsep ‘love language’ dalam hubungan

Tahukah kamu bagaimana caramu memberi dan menerima kasih sayang? Apakah kamu tipe orang yang lebih menyukai words of affirmation (ungkapan sayang lewat kata-kata) atau quality time (menghabiskan waktu...

Legal Risks Every Business Owner Should Know

Running a business in Australia comes with a degree of legal exposure that many owners underestimate until a problem is already at their door. From contractual disputes to employment matters, the le...