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NASA data reveals concerning trend in weather patterns over past 5 years: 'The world isn't prepared'
Environmental data collected by a recent NASA study shows a sharp uptick in global extreme weather events in the past five years, the Guardian reported.
NASA's GRACE orbiter (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) has provided researchers with key data on the planet's environmental changes over the years.
Researchers found that the number of extreme weather events that occurred in 2024 was double the average number of extreme weather events between 2003 and 2020. In addition, the severe weather events that have been happening are more intense and longer-lasting than before.
While the researchers do not have enough historical data yet to confirm this pattern as a trend, the scientists believe that rising global temperatures, caused by human activities like burning dirty fuels, are the driving factor.
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/nasa-grace-orbiter-extreme-weather-events-data/

amerikat
(5,132 posts)That's what Weather underground says.
OC375
(136 posts)It's even crueler when you're stupid. We've been stupid as a species, and we are not prepared for the consquences of what being stupid will entail.
EYESORE 9001
(28,585 posts)Smart at exploiting resources, deficient when it comes to long-term planning and consequences.
Irish_Dem
(72,513 posts)FirstLight
(15,516 posts):eyeroll:
They're too chicken to tell us how bad it REALLY is. No safe quarter for any of us when Mother Nature decides to get rid of her virus (us)...