Simultaneous episodes of extreme heat and drought—typical of a moderate warming scenario predicted for the end of the 21st century—could occur earlier and repeatedly in Europe, reports a study published in Communications ...
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Unrelenting wildfires in Canada and Hawaii. Catastrophic floods in Libya. Sweltering temperatures across the globe. These climate disasters, which once would have happened every decade or longer, all took place in 2023. As ...
Environment
Nov 28, 2023
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Electrifying music concerts and other mass events are increasingly under threat from severe weather events, such as extreme heat.
Environment
Nov 24, 2023
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A new approach to examining the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems may provide a more accurate understanding of climate change responses—and predictions for future consequences—according to a new paper co-authored ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2023
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The El Niño weather phenomenon, which triggers higher global temperatures, is expected to last until at least April 2024, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Environment
Nov 8, 2023
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Against the backdrop of global climate change, extreme heat events are becoming hotter, longer, and more frequent. Such sustained extreme heat has severely impacted people's health all over the world.
Environment
Nov 6, 2023
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Extreme weather and climate events, such as droughts, heat waves, and rainstorms, pose serious threats to human health, agricultural production, and energy supplies. These events often occur at the same time, and such "compound ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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A pair of financial analysts, one with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the other from Victoria University of Wellington, also in New Zealand, has conducted a global analysis of financial losses due to climate change. In ...
Dr. Weihsueh Chiu, a professor at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, helped create a new tool that provides communities and policymakers with actionable data about long-term vulnerabilities ...
Environment
Oct 3, 2023
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Scientists are pretty good at recognizing marine heat waves. A global network of thousands of oceanic buoys and orbiting satellites allow them to see, in real time, ocean surface temperatures, changing currents and storm ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2023
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