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Millions at Risk From Increased River Floods Triggered by Global Warming, Study Says
At a Glance Scientists used computer simulations to study changing regional rainfall patterns.The United States, Indonesia,Central Europe and parts of India and Africa will be particularly susceptible to dangerous flooding in the decades to come.The researchers say the risk of riverflooding will rise despite efforts to rein in climate change. Global warming will place millions of people around the world at risk from increased river flooding, a new study says. According to the study published last week in the journal...
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What’s Behind the Cold Snaps and Does Climate Change Have Anything to Do With Them?
A woman walks through the snow the morning after a winter storm on Jan. 5, 2018 in Boston. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) At a Glance Climate scientists continue to investigate the impacts of global warming on our winters.A more amplified jet stream could keep Arctic air pouring into the East in the winter months, even as the climate warms.Recent winters are a perfect example. Brutal cold. Feet of snow. Warm-weather animals paralyzed in frigid temperatures. Global warming? The topic is oft-discussed...
U.S. Waterways Are Getting Dangerously Saltier, Study Finds
At a Glance Researchers used 232 USGS sitesto look at chemical changes in freshwater bodies across the United States for the past 50 years.They determined the waterways were becoming saltier and more alkaline. Communities across the nation are quick to treat roads with salt and other chemicals ahead of and during winter storms, but that practice has made our rivers and streams dangerously salty and alkaline, a new study says. According to research in the Proceedings of the National Academy...
Renewable Energy Will Be Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels By 2020, Study Says
Turbines at an Australian wind farm. (Imagevixen/Getty Images) At a Glance The cost of wind energy has fallen by about 23 percent since 2010, while solar has dropped by a whopping 73 percent since 2010.The researchers note that renewables for new power generation is not simply an environmentally conscious decision, it is now — overwhelmingly — a smart economic one. Within two years, renewable energy will be less expensive than fossil fuels, a new study says. According to the study...
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