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Heat Waves, Droughts and Fires May Soon Hit Together as 'New Normal,' Study Finds
- A study led by Uppsala University published in Earth's Future found that heat waves, droughts, and forest fires will increasingly occur together worldwide.
- The study analyzed six types of extreme climate events and projected that by 2050 to 2099, multiple events will often strike simultaneously in many regions.
- Researchers have identified a sharp rise in simultaneous occurrences of extreme temperature spikes and wildfires across most vegetated regions, including the Mediterranean, Latin America, and Nordic countries.
- Lead author Gabriele Messori stated that the occurrence of several simultaneous extreme events is rapidly increasing, signaling a fundamental shift that demands more comprehensive societal readiness.
- This shift suggests societies must adapt to a new climate reality with increased health, environmental, and infrastructure risks linked to these overlapping extremes.
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Large live biomass carbon losses from droughts in the northern temperate ecosystems during 2016-2022
Northern ecosystems (≥ 30° N) have been accumulating vegetation biomass carbon in recent decades, but increasing droughts and wildfires threaten this carbon sink. Here, we analyse annual changes in live vegetation biomass in northern ecosystems using low-frequency microwave satellite observations at 25 km spatial resolution from 2010 to 2022. We find that live biomass carbon stocks have undergone a reversal from a positive to a negative trend du…
Heat waves, droughts and fires may soon hit together as 'new normal,' study finds
Heat waves, droughts and forest fires are some of the extreme climate-related events that are expected not only to become more frequent but also to increasingly strike at the same time. This finding emerges from a new study led by Uppsala University, in which researchers have mapped the impact of climate change in different regions of the world.
For multiple threats that are directly linked to the climate crisis and exacerbate the risks to forest ecosystems, infrastructure and residential areas, warns Professor of Geology and President of OASP, Efthymios Lekkas, speaking to ERTNews and the show “Weekend from 5”. Among other things, the professor criticizes the dramatic reduction of forest areas in Attica, focusing on forest fires, drought, but also the increased seismic activity in Gree…
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Various studies deal with the effects of extreme heat and drought times in regions around the world. Expert:innen clarify what the previous developments in heat deaths look like and what would be necessary to mitigate consequences.read more on t3n.de
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