Weather & Science
Baseball Home Runs Are Increasing Thanks to Climate Change, Study Says
More than 500 major league home runs since 2010 can be attributed to global warming, according to Dartmouth researchers.
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George Costanza made hitting home runs sound easy when he described it on Seinfeld: “Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant. It’s not complicated.”
While the physics behind baseball may seem unalterable, higher temperatures reduce air density, which makes it likelier for a batted ball to fly farther. That means climate change is now influencing the game — and affecting the frequency of home runs, according to new research.