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Climate science at a glance
For most of California, climate change has caused rare heat waves to be from 3 to 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer.
Half of all record-breaking heat waves would not
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Climate science at a glance
The human influence on heat waves is clear.
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Climate science at a glance
The fingerprint of global warming has been firmly identified in the increasing intensity, duration and frequency of extreme heat events in the United States.[1]
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Climate Signals Summary: The western US is hotter and drier due to human-caused climate change, and this makes wildfire prone areas more susceptible to large and fast-spreading fires that occur more often and a
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Climate Signals Summary: Extreme heat and heat waves in the United States and around the world are some of the clearest
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Climate science at a glanceClimate change makes it more likely that fires turn into catastrophic blazes through warmer temperatures, increasing the amount of fuel (dried vegetation) available, and reducing water availability through earlier snowmelt and higher evapora
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Climate science at a glance
Climate change is fueling extreme rainfall, increasing the threat of rain and flooding driven by hurricanes.
Hurricanes get their energy by siphoning moisture and energy from warm ocean waters.
Due to ocean warming, a grea
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Climate Signals Summary: As climate change advances, spring is arriving much sooner, while winters are becoming shorter and milder.
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Climate Signals Summary: Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme heat and heat waves, and leading to more
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Climate Signals Summary: Climate change is causing rapid glacier and ice sheet melt in
