Tag: global warming
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How the 2023 summer heat waves can lead to US wildfires
Swaths of the United States are sweltering under a blistering heat wave, an invisible yet palpable assailant known as a ‘heat dome.’ High pressure in the upper atmosphere of this anticyclone meteorological event forces hot air to remain compressed and stagnant. This trapped hot air causes surface temperatures to spiral upwards, transforming the environment into…
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How 16-year-old Greta Thunberg inspired a climate strike movement
“No one is too small to make a difference,” says 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg. Ever since the Swede took to the Swedish Parliament last year to call for stronger climate action against global warming, she’s inspired similar strikes across the globe. On Friday, thousands of students skipped school and adults skipped work in cities…