Iran’s Heat Index is Literally off the Charts, and This is What it Feels Like

On Friday, Bandar Mahshahr, Iran registered an air temperature of 115 degrees and a dew point of 90, an extraordinarily rare combination of heat and humidity. The resulting heat index – a measure of what the air feels like – hit 165 degrees.
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A Low Poly Watercolor Owl

Another illustration from my series of woodland critters!
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Surprise Lilies in My Garden

The surprise lily, Lycoris squamigera, is also known as spider lily, magic lily, resurrection lily, pink flamingo flower, hurricane lily, naked lily, and the ever popular "nekkid" lady.
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Orange spotted filefish

Orange spotted filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) above its food, Acropora coral.
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Interactive Wildfires Map Tracks the Blazes in the U.S.

Monitor wildfires currently active in the lower 48 states and Alaska with Climate Central’s interactive wildfires map.
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Sea level rise threatens billions of dollars of property in the San Francisco Bay Area

And not much is being done about it.
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Hurricane Guillermo Forms in Pacific Ocean, Possibly Headed for Hawaii

Hurricane Guillermo, a Category 1 storm with winds near 130 km/h, has formed in the Pacific Ocean and could be headed for Hawaii, although it is too soon to say if it is a danger to land, a forecaster says.
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