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Robust increases in severe thunderstorm environments in response to greenhouse forcing
- States that the response of thunderstorms to elevated greenhouse forcing has remained highly uncertain
- Finds—using an ensemble of global climate model experiments—robust increases in the occurrence of severe thunderstorm environments over the eastern United States
- Finds that simulated changes in the atmophseric environment also indicate an increase in the number of days supportive of convective hazards, suggesting a possible increase in the number of days that would support tornadic storms
- States that these vulnerabilities imply increasing risk of thunderstorm-related damage if global warming continues
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