heat
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The company retrofitted properties using the UK government's ECO4 scheme, which provides grant funding to low income, vulnerable households for additions such as insulation, heat pumps or solar panels.
From BBC
“Parts of Asia, including northwest China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan are set to be hit by a cold wave, which threatens to push demand for heating higher,” analysts at ANZ Research say.
Their unusual way of living offers clues into humans' own evolutionary past, while their adaptations to the heat appear timely in a world where temperatures are on the rise.
From Barron's
Added to the mix, Melbourne's weather is notoriously fickle and the heat has played havoc with the schedule in the past.
From Barron's
Pruetz's findings have been startling: Living in the extreme savannah heat, the Fongoli apes have learned to soak in natural pools, rest in cool caves and are calm in the presence of fire.
From Barron's
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