Most Americans can expect wetter winters in the future due to global warming, according to a new study led by a University of Illinois Chicago scientist.
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With typhoon Yagi battering Asia, storm Boris drenching parts of Europe, extreme flooding in the Sahel and hurricane Helene racing towards Florida, September so far has been a very wet month.
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The number of days per year that are simultaneously extremely hot, dry, and have a high fire risk have as much as tripled since 1970 in some parts of South America.
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The last ice age peaked around 20,000 years ago and was marked by extensive glaciation and dramatic climate shifts that reshaped Earth's oceans, landscapes and ecosystems. A study led by the University of Arizona suggests ...
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Sep 25, 2024
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Rivers are important indicators of ecosystem health and the long-term effects of climate change. To better understand how climate change is affecting Ohio's rivers, Ohio State University undergraduate Melody Green, along ...
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Sep 23, 2024
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Last year was the hottest on record. Around the world, we are witnessing more extreme events—from massive forest fires to floods to "hot tub'" ocean temperatures—with devastating consequences for human life and our planet's ...
Environment
Sep 22, 2024
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Portugal has brought under control the remaining forest fires it battled this week in the north of the country, rescuers said on Friday.
Environment
Sep 20, 2024
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Climate change is forcing people to adapt to changing environmental conditions. But what really makes the difference is how they do it. The recently published "Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2024" by 73 authors shows that, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2024
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The effects of climate change have become an ominous presence in our lives, and the dramatic media monikers that accompany them—bomb cyclones, atmospheric rivers, thundersnow, black swan events, heat domes, polar vortexes—sound ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2024
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Australia is no stranger to extreme weather. From heat waves and droughts to flooding rains, hailstorms or fire weather, our continent experiences it all.
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Sep 15, 2024
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