News: Future Heat Waves: More Severe, More Frequent, and Longer Lasting
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Heat waves in Chicago, Paris, and elsewhere in North America and Europe will become more intense, more frequent, and longer lasting in the 21st century, according to a new modeling study by two scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
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Southern Europe sizzled under a heat wave Tuesday, with temperatures hitting triple digits for a seventh day in Romania, blazes forcing the evacuation of tourists in Croatia and Italy, and wildfires in Macedonia and Greece exploding shells from long-ago wars. At least 35 heat-related deaths were reported.
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As the world warms, the United States will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes, a trailblazing study by NASA scientists suggests.
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Extreme weather hit Europe Saturday as the death toll from a heat wave in Romania, Austria and Bulgaria rose to 18 and hundreds faced another night of misery in flood-drenched England.
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Human activity has raised the risk of more heatwaves like last year's, which gave Europe probably its hottest summer since 1500, scientists said on Wednesday.
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A heat wave has killed 64 people in France, a top health official said Thursday. The scorching temperatures, which have lasted about two weeks and prompted a nationwide heat-relief plan, have recalled memories of a 2003 heat wave in which 15,000 people, mostly elderly, died.
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Global warming is likely to produce a significant increase in the intensity and rainfall of hurricanes in coming decades, according to an analysis.
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The lead author of the new study said the findings suggested that further warming would probably make hurricanes stronger in coming decades.
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COPENHAGEN -- Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps, and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned yesterday. The European Environment Agency said much more needs to be done -- and fast. Climate change &quot;will considerably affect our societies and environments for decades and centuries to come,&quot; its 107-page report ...
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BROOKLIN, Canada, Dec 9 (IPS) - British scientists say they now have proof linking  Europe's deadly heat wave of 2003 to climate change caused  by human activities, portending a raft of lawsuits against  countries and companies.
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Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday.
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Recent storms, droughts and heat waves are probably being caused by global warming, which means the effects of climate change are coming
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Hurricane scientists say the abundance of hurricanes is part of a storm cycle that could last another 10-30 years.
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Blistering heat settled over the eastern half of the nation Tuesday, sending man and beast in desperate search of relief: An air-conditioned subway car in New York City. A plunge into the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey. And cold showers for suffering livestock in Ohio.
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Huge wildfires, such as the ones that have charred more than 460,000 acres this week in Southern California, are becoming more common in the Western United States, and scientists say warming trends and other climate factors may be responsible.
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A deadly UK heatwave may be imminent, but climate change may mean fewer temperature-related deaths, a report says.
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BUCHAREST, Romania -- Four more Romanians have died from a heat wave gripping parts of southeast Europe, health officials said yesterday, raising the region's death toll from the past few days to at least 30.