Tag: Societal Impacts
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South Asian residents face increasing threat of extreme heat combined with extreme air pollution
As temperatures warm across much of the globe, how often will people be threatened by extreme heat and extreme air pollution happening at the same time?
- Air Quality,
- Climate
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Irrigation alleviates hot extremes driven by human-caused climate change
New research finds that irrigation can cancel out, or even reverse, the increased risk of heat extremes associated with human-caused climate change.
- Climate
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Regional nuclear war could threaten global catastrophe
A hypothetical nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill 50-125 million people in the two nations in less than a week, according to new research.
- Air Quality
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Lifesaving storm warnings for Africa's Lake Victoria
The HIGHWAY project aims to help the nations in the Lake Victoria Basin disseminate timely forecasts and warnings to those at risk.
- Weather
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NCAR’s new traveling climate exhibit hits the road
NCAR has launched a traveling climate exhibit, designed to connect with communities across the country to share the science of climate change and the impact it’s having on people’s everyday lives.
- Education + Outreach