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Earth could cross a key climate threshold in two years. Here’s why it matters.
Then two years ago, the group predicted the world would pass that threshold between 2030 and 2035. Now, new data from the ...
‘It’s pretty bleak’: A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn
Hotter temperatures are more effective at evaporating water out of plants and soil, leading to droughts and failed crop ...
Get ready for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
Top weather agencies warn that the world should get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes the ...
El Niño and La Niña transitions affect tropical cyclone development half a world away
The butterfly effect suggests that small changes in a system can have a large impact on eventual outcomes. One metaphor used ...
The forecast for the next five years: More deadly heat, more extreme weather
Global temperatures are forecast to reach record or near-record levels during the next five years, setting the stage for more ...
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Q&A: Kiley Bense on Climate Journalism in a New Information Environment
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New report: Climate risk management panacea for extreme weather events
Climate change has accelerated extreme weather events which include scorching sun, sea level rise, floods, prolonged droughts, raging wildfires, rainstorms, windstorms and below average or no rain at ...
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Health Risks Due To Climate Change: Inequity In Causes And Consequences
Kristie L. Ebi ([email protected]) is a professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, in Seattle. Jeremy J. Hess is a professor of environmental and occupational ...