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The weather is getting wilder, and some scientists see a dire signal in the data
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A home destroyed by a tornado in Aroma Park, Illinois, on March 11. Scientists are concerned about increasingly extreme weather that is happening more often.
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David Gelles
- Research suggests global warming's rate has nearly doubled in the last decade, sparking debate among scientists, although some attribute recent warmth to El Nino.
- Extreme weather events, like heatwaves and coral bleaching, are intensifying faster than expected, with record ocean temperatures and unprecedented glacial melt.
- Rising greenhouse gas emissions since the Industrial Revolution are the primary cause, diminishing the planet’s natural ability to absorb warming gases, leading to increased warming rates.
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Scientists who study global warming are wrestling with a question that, while seemingly technical, is profoundly consequential: Is climate change accelerating?
The debate spilt into the open in March, after new research found that the rate of global warming has nearly doubled over the past decade. The findings set scientific circles buzzing, and not all researchers agree with the conclusion.
