Sentences with phrase «deadly heatwaves»
The west is expected to see increased drought, wildfires and deadly heatwaves.
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Sea levels will rise over the century by around half a metre; snow will disappear from all but the highest mountains; deserts will spread; oceans become acidic, leading to the destruction of coral reefs and atolls; and deadly heatwaves will become more prevalent.
The harmful impacts are already being felt here in America — more deadly heatwaves, more extreme droughts, and more intense and costly storms and flooding.
Deadly heatwaves could make it a no - go zone»
It's no surprise, but an analysis has predicted deadly heatwaves, more deaths from starvation, and a boom in mosquito - borne diseases thanks to climate change
Other studies suggest the probability of deadly heatwaves on this scale will become 5 — 10 times more likely in coming years.
It always gets cooler as the sun goes down, but not as cool as it used to get — the consequences vary from bumper wine years to deadlier heatwaves
An as yet unpublished paper by NASA climatologist James Hansen and others makes the case that recent extreme heat events, such as Russia's 2010 deadly heatwave and last year's extreme drought in Texas, are directly linked to our warming planet.
Not exact matches
If science can nail climate change as a probable cause of deadly weather events, like the heatwave that hit Europe in the summer of 2003, then global warming becomes a matter for product liability law.
An example is the deadly Russian heatwave of 2010, which was the result of such a «stuck» high - pressure system that kept a large mass of hot, dry air parked over the region for weeks.
Check out this amazing article at news.com.au: «Deadly mix of heatwaves and humidity could make some Australian cities virtually «uninhabitable» with temperatures nudging 70C, this CBD has already been dubbed a «river of fire».
A heatwave is sweeping the city — and so is a deadly smallpox epidemic.
While heatwaves are an annual occurrence in India, global warming has meant recent heat waves are hotter and as a result more deadly.
Severe «snowmageddon» winters are very likely linked to the rapidly increasing polar temperatures, with deadly summer heatwaves and intense flooding probably also linked.
In fact, the results are completely unsurprising, that urban heatwaves that are already deadly would get worse.
A recent rise in deadly, debilitating, and expensive heatwaves was caused by climate change, argues a new statistical analysis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).