US EditionExtreme heat events are growing more frequent, widespread and underestimated
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Extreme heat events are growing more frequent, widespread and underestimated
A record-breaking heat wave sweeping across the U.S. and Europe is being driven by fossil fuel pollution and made more dangerous by nighttime temperatures that offer little relief.Andrew Freedman reports for CNN.In short:Scientists say every heat wave today is hotter than it would have been without climate change, and computer models are underestimating the trend's severity.This U.S. heat wave, affecting about 150 million people, is the first of…
Source: AGU Advances This is an authorized translation of an Eos article. Global databases of extreme weather hazards are underreported. For example, life-threatening events that meet climatological norms are generally not included in hazard studies, and local or regional flooding is often missed by satellite instruments. Over the past 20 years, Texas has experienced an unusually high number of extreme weather events, including an increase in fl…
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