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The winter grassland fire that blew up along Colorado’s Front Range was rare, experts say, but similar events will be more common in the coming years as climate change warms the planet ...
2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes: California, Nevada, Arizona: Three earthquakes struck California between July 4 and July 5. The main earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude, as two others were 5.4 and 6.4 magnitudes. At least one was killed and several others were injured. The main earthquake was the strongest earthquake to hit the region in 20 years. [28 ...
The catalytic role of climate change; Increased droughts, high temperatures and extended fire seasons due to climate change are making fires more frequent and severe. At the same time, the burning of forests is releasing large amounts of carbon sequestered by forests into the atmosphere, which may further affect climate change. [30]
Research released last week by World Weather Attribution, a collaboration of scientists studying the influence of climate change on extreme weather events, found that human-caused global warming ...
The Copernicus Programme reported that 2024 continued 2023's series of record high global average sea surface temperatures. [6]2024 Southeast Asia heat wave. For the first time, in each month in a 12-month period (through June 2024), Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.50 °C (2.70 °F) above the pre-industrial baseline.
A simple guide to climate change. Four ways climate change worsens extreme weather. Around 30 people have died and more than 10,000 homes have been destroyed in the fast-spreading, destructive ...
The hot, dry, windy conditions that led to the recent Southern California fires were about 35% more likely because of climate change, a new report says. The findings come from the World Weather ...
With a total of 665,454 acres (269,300 ha) burned, and the 3 largest fires in state history, it is Colorado's largest wildfire season on record. [ 4 ] During this season, the Cameron Peak Fire burned 208,913 acres, making it the largest wildfire recorded in the state of Colorado after it surpassed the Pine Gulch Fire , which earned the title ...