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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · 3h
Are democratic countries like the UK just climate hypocrites? #Science #Other #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalPolicy #Hypocrisy
Are democratic countries like the UK just climate hypocrites?

New research suggests wealthy democracies offshore their pollution to other nations – but is that what’s really going on?

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · 5h
Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #WildfirePollution #EnvironmentalHealth #ClimateChange
Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds

Dangerous indoor pollution could be tackled with air purifiers but costs are too high for many, researchers say

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · 6h
Trump USDA Restores Climate Information for Farmers after Lawsuit #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Agriculture
Trump USDA Restores Climate Information for Farmers after Lawsuit

Facing a lawsuit, the Department of Agriculture says it will restore climate-related websites that the agency erased after President Donald Trump took office

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · 8h
Earth is heading for a second year above 1.5°C climate goal #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Sustainability
Earth is heading for a second year above 1.5°C climate goal

After record temperatures in 2024, climate scientists had expected this year to be cooler, but instead the planet seems to be heading for a second year above the 1.5°C climate goal

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · 10h
The Download: taking the temperature of snow, and the future of privacy #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #Privacy #SnowResearch
The Download: taking the temperature of snow, and the future of privacy

Plus: the US is cracking down on Huawei's AI chips

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · 12h
Fish Evolve Superhero Powers in Climate Crisis: Adapt to Both Hot and Cold #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Evolution #ClimateChange #Adaptation
Fish Evolve Superhero Powers in Climate Crisis: Adapt to Both Hot and Cold

When scientists set out to see if fish could evolve to survive in warmer waters, they never expected to discover a surprising superpower. Not only did these fish adapt to heat—they became more resistant...

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · 14h
Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #SnowResearch #EnvironmentalScience
Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow

As climate change fuels increasingly erratic weather, scientists need a better read on snowpack temperature to understand when water will reach reservoirs—and when it threatens to flood them.

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 13
NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible? #Science #EarthSciences #Glaciology #Antarctica #ClimateChange #NASA
NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible?

An abrupt change in Antarctica has caused the continent to gain ice. But this increase, documented in NASA satellite data, is a temporary anomaly rather than an indication that global warming has reversed,...

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 13
Hurricanes, Wildfires and Other Disasters Displaced a Record 46 Million People Last Year #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #DisasterResponse #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact
Hurricanes, Wildfires and Other Disasters Displaced a Record 46 Million People Last Year

In 2024 disasters displaced a record number of people both globally and in the U.S. About 11 million U.S. residents had to relocate to another part of the country because of hurricanes, floods and wildfires

scientificamerican.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 13
Massive wildfires in Canada helped keep the world cooler in 2023 #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #Wildfires #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact
Massive wildfires in Canada helped keep the world cooler in 2023

Despite setting a global temperature record, 2023 might have been even hotter were it not for the cooling effect of smoke from massive wildfires in Canada

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 13
Melting Ice Is Changing the Color of the Ocean – And Scientists Are Alarmed #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #OceanColor #MeltingIce
Melting Ice Is Changing the Color of the Ocean – And Scientists Are Alarmed

Melting sea ice changes not only how much light enters the ocean, but also its color, disrupting marine photosynthesis and altering Arctic ecosystems in subtle but profound ways. As global warming causes...

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 13
How ancient humans survived a global climate disaster 8200 years ago #Science #EarthSciences #Paleontology #ClimateChange #AncientHumans #SurvivalStrategies
How ancient humans survived a global climate disaster 8200 years ago

Plummeting temperatures forced some human populations to adapt to the new conditions thousands of years ago, but the changes they made varied widely

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 13
Sailing Weather Gets Weird #Science #EarthSciences #Meteorology #WeatherAnomalies #Sailing #ClimateChange
Sailing Weather Gets Weird

Despite the latest forecasting science, climate change threw a wrench into this writer's latest seafaring voyage

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 13
Mountain Range Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice Frozen in Time, Study Finds #Science #EarthSciences #Geology #Antarctica #ClimateChange
Mountain Range Hiding Beneath Antarctica's Ice Frozen in Time, Study Finds

Have you ever imagined what Antarctica looks like beneath its thick blanket of ice? Hidden below are rugged mountains, valleys, hills and plains.

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 12
U.K. Funds Geoengineering Experiments as Global Controversy Grows #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #Geoengineering #ClimateChange
U.K. Funds Geoengineering Experiments as Global Controversy Grows

Critics say U.K. investment in research on climate-cooling interventions, such as refreezing sea ice and brightening clouds, distracts from the need to cut planet-warming emissions

scientificamerican.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 12
You don’t have to go (completely) vegetarian to save Earth, claims study #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #Sustainability #ClimateChange #EarthScience
How much meat can you eat while still having a sustainable diet?

It's possible to sustainably feed the world's population a nutritious diet while still eating small amounts of meat, a new study has found

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 12
How humans survived a global climate catastrophe 8200 years ago #Science #EarthSciences #Paleontology #ClimateChange #HumanSurvival
How humans survived a global climate catastrophe 8200 years ago

Plummeting temperatures forced some human populations to adapt to the new conditions thousands of years ago, but the changes they made varied widely

newscientist.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 12
UK funding agency to support controversial climate cooling research #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #Geoengineering
UK funding agency to support controversial climate cooling research

Critics warn against shifting focus from emissions reduction towards 'speculative' cooling technologies

chemistryworld.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 12
Skyborne specks of life may influence rainfall patterns #Science #Biology #Ecology #RainfallPatterns #EcosystemInfluence #ClimateChange
Skyborne specks of life may influence rainfall patterns

A study of weather on a mountain in Greece reveal that bioparticles in the sky may drive fluctuations in rainfall patterns more broadly.

sciencenews.org

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 12
Kosmos-482 Falls, Cuttlefish Wave, and the Wealthy Warm the Climate #Science #Space #Astronomy #ClimateChange #SpaceExploration #MarineLife
Kosmos-482 Falls, Cuttlefish Wave, and the Wealthy Warm the Climate

A spacecraft is set to fall from the skies, 28 U.S. cities slowly sink, and a new study pinpoints how the overindulgence of the wealthy contributes to massive warming.

scientificamerican.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 12
Ice Theft in Antarctica #Science #EarthSciences #Glaciology #Antarctica #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience
Ice Theft in Antarctica

Glaciers are committing piracy at the bottom of the planet

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 10
Too Hot For Disney? Florida Tourism Could Take Serious Hit From Soaring Temperatures #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #FloridaTourism #HeatWave
Too Hot For Disney? Florida Tourism Could Take Serious Hit From Soaring Temperatures

Climate change is set to dramatically reduce the number of pleasant “outdoor days” in the Southeast U.S. (by up to 23%).

studyfinds.org

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 10
Dismantling NOAA Threatens the World’s Ability to Monitor Carbon Dioxide Levels #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #NOAA #CarbonMonitoring #ClimateChange
Dismantling NOAA Threatens the World’s Ability to Monitor Carbon Dioxide Levels

The agency maintains the global backbone of measurements of CO2 and other gases, but these are at risk of being curtailed if the foreshadowed cuts to NOAA are realized.

wired.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 9
The everyday ways climate change is already making our lives worse #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact #Sustainability
The everyday ways climate change is already making our lives worse

Extreme weather events are the most dramatic consequence of climate change, but there are many smaller ways it disturbs our daily life

newscientist.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 9
Climate Change Will Cause a Lifetime of Extreme Heat for Today’s Children #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #ChildHealth
Climate Change Will Cause a Lifetime of Extreme Heat for Today’s Children

Young people today will be exposed to a number of heat waves that no one would have experienced before the burning of fossil fuels started raising global temperatures

scientificamerican.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 9
Extreme Weather Getting Worse? Blame The Super Rich, Says New Climate Study #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #WealthInequality
Heat Waves Getting Worse? Blame The Super Rich, Says New Climate Study

A bombshell study by researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria reveals something many suspected but couldn't prove: the world's wealthiest people are cooking...

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 9
Europe increasingly vulnerable to hailstones the size of golfballs #Science #EarthSciences #Meteorology #Hailstorms #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather
Europe increasingly vulnerable to hailstones the size of golfballs

Very large hail – hailstones more than 5 centimetres in diameter – poses a growing threat to Europe as the climate warms, with increasing risk of expensive damage to cars and property

newscientist.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 9
Midsummer butterflies spotted early in Britain after sunny spring #Science #Biology #Ecology #Butterflies #ClimateChange #Biodiversity
Midsummer butterflies spotted early in Britain after sunny spring

Scientists fear early emerging insects may fall out of sync with pathogens, predators or availability of food

theguardian.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 9
How tech companies could shrink AI's climate footprint #Science #TechnologyandEngineering #AI #ClimateChange #SustainableTech
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/1250191980/-ai-google-amazon-meta-microsoft-environment

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
Glacier in Antarctica Caught Committing Ice Piracy From Its Neighbor #Science #EarthSciences #Glaciology #Antarctica #GlacierResearch #ClimateChange
Glacier in Antarctica Caught Committing Ice Piracy From Its Neighbor

Learn how and why a glacier is committing “ice piracy” in Antarctica, and what it could mean for rising sea levels.

discovermagazine.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
Climate change made April's catastrophic floods worse, report finds #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #Floods #EnvironmentalImpact
Climate change made April's catastrophic floods worse, report finds

A report into April's deadly flooding has found that climate change made the central Mississippi River valley's extreme weather event more likely and more intense.

livescience.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
Climate disasters that cost billions will go untracked thanks to Trump cuts #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #NaturalDisasters #EnvironmentalPolicy
Trump just made it much harder to track the nation’s worst weather disasters

US abruptly stops tracking costs of the most devastating storms.

arstechnica.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
The Guardian view on drought warnings: risks to the food supply need confronting | Editorial #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #DroughtRisk #FoodSupply #ClimateChange
The Guardian view on drought warnings: risks to the food supply need confronting | Editorial

Editorial: Lack of rain and floods both threaten crops. Ministers should heed the experts’ warnings

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
Record heat in 2023 and 2024 may just have been natural variability #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #NaturalVariability #GlobalWarming
Record heat in 2023 and 2024 may just have been natural variability

Simulations suggest that an extraordinary jump in temperatures seen in 2023 and 2024 could simply be natural variability, rather than a new phase of climate change as some researchers have suggested

newscientist.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
28 Major U.S. Cities (Home To 34 Million People) Are Slowly Sinking — Can It Be Stopped? #Science #EarthSciences #Geology #SinkingCities #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience
28 Major U.S. Cities (Home To 34 Million People) Are Slowly Sinking -- Can It Be Stopped?

Your home could be sinking right now, and you probably have no idea. A new study reveals that major American cities are quietly subsiding beneath our feet, with a shocking 34 million people living on...

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
What's an 'omega block,' and why is it messing with US weather right now? #Science #EarthSciences #Meteorology #OmegaBlock #WeatherPatterns #ClimateChange
What's an 'omega block,' and why is it messing with US weather right now?

A strange atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block" is preventing the usual eastward progression of weather across the U.S. — but what is this weird block, and when will it go away?

livescience.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
28 major US cities are now sinking. Here's why #Science #EarthSciences #Geology #SinkingCities #UrbanGeology #ClimateChange
28 major US cities are now sinking. Here's why | BBC Science Focus Magazine

These 28 sinking cities are at risk of flooding, cracking and crumbling as some areas sink more quickly than others

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
The biggest US cities are sinking. Here’s what needs to be done #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #UrbanPlanning #Sustainability
The biggest US cities are sinking. Here’s what needs to be done

A study of the 28 most populous cities in the US shows that all are sinking. The most common cause is groundwater extraction.

cosmosmagazine.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
28 Most Populous US Cities Are Sinking, New Survey Finds #Science #EarthSciences #Geology #SinkingCities #UrbanGeology #ClimateChangeImpact
28 Most Populous US Cities Are Sinking, New Survey Finds

Think of a major city in the United States.

sciencealert.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
World's Richest 10% Caused Two-Thirds of Global Heating, Study Finds #Science #Other #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact #GlobalHeating
World's Richest 10% Caused Two-Thirds of Global Heating, Study Finds

The world's wealthiest 10 percent of individuals are responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said on Wednesday.

sciencealert.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 8
“Cryosphere Meltdown” – The Arctic’s Carbon Sink Is Cracking #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #CryosphereMeltdown #CarbonSink #ClimateChange
“Cryosphere Meltdown” – The Arctic’s Carbon Sink Is Cracking

Though phytoplankton may grow more in warmer waters, stratification limits nutrients, reducing the fjords' long-term carbon sink effectiveness. A new study led by Jochen Knies at the iC3 Polar Research...

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 7
Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #FutureGenerations #EnvironmentalImpact
Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds

Exposure to extreme climate events will increase two to seven times more for those born in 2020 compared with those in 1960, a new study warns.

livescience.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 7
Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #GlobalWarming #ClearAirTurbulence #ClimateChange
Dangerous clear-air turbulence is worsening due to global warming

Climate change is making high-altitude winds much more volatile.

arstechnica.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 7
Before altering the air, microbes oxygenated large swaths of the sea #Science #Biology #Microbiology #MicrobialLife #OceanHealth #ClimateChange
Before altering the air, microbes oxygenated large swaths of the sea

Hundreds of millions of years before oxygen surged in the atmosphere 2.4 billion years ago, swaths of oxygen winked in and out of existence in the ocean.

sciencenews.org

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 7
The 1% Problem: World’s Richest Create Most Global Warming #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact
The 1% Problem: World's Richest Create Most Global Warming

The world's richest people cause most of the global warming we see today, according to new research published in Nature Climate Change on May 7, 2025. The

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 7
World's Richest 10 Percent Responsible for Two-Thirds of Warming #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #WealthInequality
World's Richest 10 Percent Responsible for Two-Thirds of Warming

Published at the Yale School of the Environment

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 7
New reports tell us cattle and sheep farming can be sustainable – don’t believe them, it’s all bull | George Monbiot #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #Sustainability #ClimateChange #Agriculture
New reports tell us cattle and sheep farming can be sustainable – don’t believe them, it’s all bull | George Monbiot

Feeding the world sustainably is an incredibly complex challenge, yet some people are trying to sell us a bucolic fairytale, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

theguardian.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 6
Fungus Presents a Growing Threat to Health and Crops as Globe Warms #Science #Biology #Ecology #FungusThreat #ClimateChange #HealthAndCrops
Fungus Presents a Growing Threat to Health and Crops as Globe Warms

Researchers modelled the spread of three prevalent fungi based on various climate change scenarios.

discovermagazine.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 6
Trump EPA Reorganization Signals End to Climate Work #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #EPA #EnvironmentalPolicy
Trump EPA Reorganization Signals End to Climate Work

Under President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate offices that track greenhouse gas emissions and regulate air pollution

scientificamerican.com

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Countdown to Extinction countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 6
17 Years Later, Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Extreme Rainfall Mystery #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ExtremeRainfall #ClimateChange #WeatherScience
17 Years Later, Scientists May Have Finally Solved the Extreme Rainfall Mystery

New research shows that extreme rainfall increases follow expected temperature relations when rainfall types are separated, resolving a long-standing debate but reinforcing concerns about future flash...

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