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Wild Weather This Year Shows Growing Impact of Climate Change, Scientists Say – The Wire Science
Scientists have been wary of saying that a particular storm or heat wave was a direct result of climate change. That’s changing.
A helicopter and crew releases water to extinguish a section of a fire near Middletown, California, August 24, 2020. Photo: Reuters/Adrees Latif.
London: The planet is showing signs it’s in peril. In recent weeks, the world has seen ferocious wildfires in the US West, torrential rains in Africa, weirdly warm temperatures on the surface of tropical oceans, and record heat waves from California to the Siberian Arctic.
This spate of wild weather is consistent with climate change, scientists say, …
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