Summary

Climate “whiplash”—rapid shifts between extreme wet and dry conditions—is increasing exponentially due to global heating, according to a new analysis in Nature Reviews Earth and Environment.

Whiplash events, caused by a warmer atmosphere holding and releasing more water vapor, have risen 31%-66% since the mid-20th century and may more than double if warming reaches 3°C.

Such events exacerbate wildfires, floods, droughts, and public health crises.

Experts stress cutting emissions and redesigning infrastructure to adapt to intensifying climate volatility, especially in vulnerable regions like Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.

  • fxomt
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    21 hours ago

    its so over we’re going to roast to death over here in the middle east and africa lmao

    • atro_city
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      1522 hours ago

      And don’t you dare try to escape it, you illegal immigrant! You will roast and you will die, and that’s how it is. Don’t you dare come and come here to replace our whiteness.

      - some dumb nazi

      Or alternatively: “Why can’t those people just stay in their country that we are robbing and exploiting? We’re giving them jerbs! And look at all the free clothes we send over to destroy their local retailers. We’re just doing them a favor, they don’t know how to run a business anyway.”

      • fxomt
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        21 hours ago

        Wait till they discover everyone is technically an immigrant from africa lol

    • @[email protected]
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      221 hours ago

      It’s far from over, but it’s going to be increasingly harder to make a peaceful transition.