Temperature Extremes Poised to Rise This Century, UN Says
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Global daily temperature extremes are “virtually certain” to rise this century, a panel of about 200 United Nations scientists said in a study of weather-related natural disasters.
Heavy downpours and heat waves may become more frequent, according to the 29-page document released today by the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It’s “likely” that Europe will see longer and more intense heat waves and that average wind speeds of tropical storms will increase, the report said.