Droughts likely to be even longer in the future due to climate change
Major climate reports may be underselling the risks of rising emissions.
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Read more: The Earth heated up when its day was 22 hours longNoontime skies were largely cloud-free, warming the planet by several degrees.
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The Mysterious X Factor Behind 2023’s Unbelievable Heat
Read more: The Mysterious X Factor Behind 2023’s Unbelievable HeatThis story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Read more…
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This Summer Could Bring Some of the Wildest Weather Yet
Read more: This Summer Could Bring Some of the Wildest Weather YetThis story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.Read more…
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The Summer That Reality Caught Up to Climate Fiction
Read more: The Summer That Reality Caught Up to Climate FictionThis summer, the United States roasted like never before. People got third-degree burns from simply falling onto hot pavement in Arizona, filling up all the beds in Maricopa County’s burn center. High humidity teamed up with the Midwest’s worst heat wa…
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41 Million Americans Are Simmering on Urban Heat Islands
Read more: 41 Million Americans Are Simmering on Urban Heat IslandsTry walking outside on a midsummer day in New York City. You’re sweating buckets. You can smell garbage rotting by the side of the road. The sunlight and heat seem to reflect from the steaming pavement, which is so hot to the touch it burns your skin.R…
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Underground Heat Is Sinking Our Cities, Study Says
Read more: Underground Heat Is Sinking Our Cities, Study SaysHeat is a silent hazard sitting beneath cities, threatening to shift infrastructure. A study published this week in Communications Engineering, outlines how heat could be changing major cities, but urban areas throughout the U.S. may not be prepared.R…
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El Niño Is Here and It’s Taking the Heat for the Death of 300 Wild Birds in Mexico
Read more: El Niño Is Here and It’s Taking the Heat for the Death of 300 Wild Birds in MexicoEl Niño is here and bringing record temperatures this June. As of this month, the global shift has officially arrived and is “expected to gradually strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter 2023-24,” according to a recent announcement from NOAA.Re…
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Arctic Sea Ice Is Melting Way Faster Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
Read more: Arctic Sea Ice Is Melting Way Faster Than Previously Thought, Study FindsThe Arctic Circle could lose its summer sea ice a whole decade earlier than previously projected by scientists. It’s yet another sign that the climate crisis is affecting our global systems faster than researchers had understood before.Read more…
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El Niño Is Coming—and Global Economies Could Lose Trillions
Read more: El Niño Is Coming—and Global Economies Could Lose TrillionsEl Niño years are rough: They come with an increased likelihood of diseases spreading, toxic algae blooms, and drought conditions. In a new study published in the journal Science, researchers looked at how the financial toll of this cyclical global shi…
