they call it global warming for a reason
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Extreme Heat Could Cause as Many Deaths as All Infectious Diseases Combined
If the world does not curb the rate at which it spews out climate-warming greenhouse gases, the death toll from extreme heat could nearly meet the current death rate of all infectious diseases combined, according to a new study from Climate Impact Lab, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research on Monday.
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Climate Change Made the Heat Wave Roasting Siberia 600 Times More Likely
Scientists have found evidence that climate change was behind the relentless heat wave that stuck over Siberia this year.
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Satellite Images Show the Arctic’s Fiery Unravelling
Even by the Arctic’s increasing erratic standards, it’s been a weird spring and summer in Siberia. The region of the world that’s considered a bastion of frigid temperatures and frozen landscapes is buckling under the intense pressure of the climate crisis.
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An Ancient Type Of El Nino Could Awaken Because Of Climate Change
El Niño is one of the most familiar climate patterns on Earth. Pools of water in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean become abnormal warm, triggering changes in global weather patterns.