climatology
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Heat Waves Set Off Record Ice Melt in Greenland Last Month
September heat waves across Canada and the U.S. were so bad that the high temperatures melted ice all the way in Greenland. Strong winds from North America carried the hot air to the northeast, raising average temperatures there more than 8 degrees Celsius compared to past Septembers, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s Earth observation…
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The Newest Drought Victim in Texas: Cotton
As droughts continue to sweep across the United States, Texas is in a precarious position. The state’s incredibly dry conditions are taking a toll on its cotton crop — a major export for the state — and some experts are worried about what this could mean for the Texas economy.
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The Collapse of a Major Atlantic Current Would Cause Worldwide Disasters
A shutdown of a major current in the Atlantic Ocean would rapidly transform wind, temperature, and precipitation patterns across the whole globe, according to new research.
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Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan Talking About Climate Change Will Make Your Brain Dissolve
Please be warned: I am about to type out a deeply cursed sentence. In a new episode of his podcast, Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson talked at length about climate change in an exchange that makes Rogan’s recent anti-vax content seem scientifically sound enough to win a Nobel Prize.