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2021’s biggest climate and weather disasters cost the U.S. $145 billion – here’s what climate science says about them in 5 essential reads

… temperatures affect the climate  in ways that  amplify heat waves  and droughts and can supercharge storms. Much of … that had spun off from the Loop Current. That warm pool’s heat, extending  down about 480 feet , fueled its strength.  … have attributed  246 deaths  to the storm. That cold wave was the second-most expensive U.S. disaster of 2021, …
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Extreme weather impacts of climate change: An attribution perspective

… impacts are attributable to climate change. For instance, heat extremes have increased in likelihood and intensity … change (low) 2.Climatechangeandextremeweather impacts 2.1.Heat 2.1.1. Changes in extremes The most dramatic changes in … mortality associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad heat wave PLoS One 9 e91831 Azuma K, Ikeda K, Kagi N, Yanagi U, …

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