A review in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters reveals that climate extremes are increasingly striking in combination—and their compounding impact is posing a growing threat to public health across China.
Earth Sciences
Jun 10, 2025
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Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events—such as atmospheric rivers—by 2100, with implications for future sea level rise.
Earth Sciences
Jun 6, 2025
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Heat waves, droughts and forest fires are some of the extreme climate-related events that are expected not only to become more frequent but also to increasingly strike at the same time. This finding emerges from a new study ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 5, 2025
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New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heat waves have a major influence on the spread of many diseases—and that many existing predictive models have overlooked this complexity. Specifically, ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2025
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Mainland Spain experienced its hottest May day ever on Friday, with the average temperature surpassing 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit), national weather agency AEMET said on Monday.
Environment
Jun 2, 2025
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Increasingly powerful AI models can make short-term weather forecasts with surprising accuracy. But neural networks only predict based on patterns from the past—what happens when the weather does something that's unprecedented ...
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2025
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Swathes of northern and central China are sweltering this week under record May heat, state media reported Tuesday, as the country braces for another summer of extreme temperatures.
Environment
May 20, 2025
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Not all extreme weather hazards are sufficiently documented in global databases. For instance, life-threatening high-heat events that fall within climatological norms are often not included in hazard studies, and local or ...
Environment
May 19, 2025
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Stifling heat and sticky air often make summertime in the city uncomfortable. Due to the heat island effect, urban areas are significantly warmer than nearby rural areas, even at night. This, combined with more frequent extreme ...
Earth Sciences
May 13, 2025
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Human emissions of greenhouse gases have caused rapid global warming. This has made high-impact, heat extreme events around the globe more and more intense over the past 70 years. Heat extremes, such as heat waves, can cause ...
Earth Sciences
May 12, 2025
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