Here's what we know about how climate change fuels hurricanes
When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, it was one of the United States' most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world.
When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, it was one of the United States' most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world.
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Marine heatwaves are extreme rises in ocean temperature over an extended period of time. Their magnitude and frequency have harmful impacts on marine ecosystems, threaten marine biodiversity and negatively impact fisheries, ...
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Sep 22, 2022
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The impact of the rise in sea temperatures predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) could affect the survival of the North Atlantic populations of Bulwer's petrel in the Azores, Canary Islands and ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2022
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California firefighters were able to beat back a massive wildfire outside Los Angeles after a tropical storm brought rains and cooler temperatures, US authorities said on Saturday.
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Sep 11, 2022
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Many millions of people in the tropics could be exposed to dangerous heat for half the year by 2100 even if humanity manages to meet climate goals, researchers warned Thursday.
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Aug 28, 2022
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Extreme events such as the "North China Super Sandstorms" in March 2021 have significant impacts on human life, socio-economics and agricultural production. In addition to local meteorological conditions, sea surface temperature ...
Environment
Aug 1, 2022
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The sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean can be a predictor up to three months in advance of extreme climate events involving reduced rainfall and intense drought in the Northeast region of Brazil. This is ...
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Jul 21, 2022
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The annual number of tropical cyclones forming globally decreased by about 13% during the 20th century compared to the 19th, according to research published today in Nature Climate Change.
Environment
Jun 28, 2022
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New research from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington shows that tropical ocean-dwelling sponges may have a good chance of survival even as Earth's oceans are impacted by climate change.
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Jun 8, 2022
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All heatwaves today bear the unmistakable and measurable fingerprint of global warming, top experts on quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme weather said Wednesday.
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May 11, 2022
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