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Rainy days harm the economy
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01/12/2022 - Economic growth goes down when the number of wet days and days with extreme rainfall go up, a team of Potsdam scientists finds. Rich countries are ...
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Shifting Climate Zones: Sahel might get 50 % more rain by 2040
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09/22/2022 - Climate change could turn one of Africa's driest regions into a very wet one by boosting the Monsoon circulation. New computer simulations show a ...
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Too dry, too hot, or too wet: Increasing Weather Persistence in European Summer
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12/06/2021 - Global warming makes long lasting weather situations in the Northern hemisphere‘s summer months more likely – which in turn leads to more extreme ...
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Winter weather, a polar front – and areas of drought: PIK's assessment of the current weather situation.
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02/12/2021 - In January and February of 2021, parts of Europe, America and also Germany have experienced partly extreme winter weather. Nevertheless, there are ...
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A fifth higher: Tropical cyclones substantially raise the Social Cost of Carbon
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11/23/2023 - Extreme events like tropical cyclones have immediate impacts, but also long-term implications for societies. A new study published in the journal ...
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"Heat waves are on the rise": PIK statement
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24/06/2019 - Germany likely faces a heat wave this week. In which way is this releated to human-caused climate change?
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Hurricane Florence threatening the US coast
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13/09/2018 - Hurricane Florence is threatening the US coast as it will likely hit North or South Carolina. Last year already brought unusually devastating ...
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Lancet Countdown: Forschungsbericht zu Klimawandel und Gesundheit
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14.11.2019 - Bis zum Ende dieses Jahrhunderts sind jährlich bis zu fünf zusätzliche Hitzewellen in Norddeutschland und bis zu 30 in Süddeutschland zu erwarten, ...
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Make climate impact models fit for extreme events, says study
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01/03/2019 - Computer models used for assessing future global climate change risks are doing a good job when it comes to gradual changes, but they may be ...
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Nice sunny days can grow into heat waves – and wildfires: summer weather is stalling
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20/08/2018 - Be it heavy downpours or super-hot spells, summer weather becomes more persistent in North America, Europe and parts of Asia. When those ...
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