US EditionStudy finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950
- Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years, according to a study.
- Earth now averages about three extreme weather-inducing planetary wave events per summer instead of one since 1950.
- These planetary waves are associated with severe weather events like the 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave and the 2003 European heatwave.
- The increase in these waves is due to human-caused climate change, primarily from burning fossil fuels, causing the Arctic to warm faster than other regions.
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Study finds planetary waves linked to wild summer weather have tripled since 1950
A new study says climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years.
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NASA reported a dramatic increase in the intensity of extreme weather phenomena in the last five years. These phenomena such as droughts and floods become more frequent, longer and more severe, double averages from the period 2003-2020. Experts warn that people are not prepared for such extreme weather events. Some data provided by NASA have revealed dramatic increase in extreme weather phenomena such as droughts and floods in the last five year…
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