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“The results will be dire”: Extreme heat to impact a quarter of US by midcentury
Some 107 million Americans will experience heat index temperatures above 125 degrees F by 2053, according to a new report.…
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Scientists unravel the origins of the Southwest’s monsoon
But just as their understanding of the phenomena becomes more clear, it’s starting to disappear. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/scientists-unravel-the-origins-of-the-southwests-monsoon/...
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The Arctic is heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet
That's much quicker than climate models predicted. Quelle: https://grist.org/science/arctic-warming-four-times-faster-than-rest-of-planet/...
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Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests
A new study warns that boreal forests are fast approaching a tipping point. Quelle: https://grist.org/science/nature-study-boreal-forests-tipping-point/...
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Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly
Carbon dioxide emissions aren’t the only way aviation warms the planet. Exhaust contains a host of polluting particles, from soot…
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How climate change spurs megadroughts
The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western U.S. Quelle: https://grist.org/drought/how-climate-change-spurs-megadroughts/...
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