Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 4, 2024
Posted: 4th July 2024
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“The climate is variable, the weather is variable; we expect there to be extremes. But it’s just that the likelihood of extremes has changed, and the likelihood of these types of events occurring is greater.”
— Alex Hall, professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at UCLA, “Why Beryl’s ‘Unprecedented’ Timing is a Signal of Climate Change’s Impact on Extreme Weather,” TIME
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