A warmer world creates bigger and more damaging hailstones, study says
Summary
A new study says that as the world gets warmer, hailstones will become larger and more damaging. This is because climate change causes more unstable, high-energy air that helps hail form, leading to an increase in large hailstorms by the end of the century.Key Facts
- Climate change from burning fossil fuels causes more unstable, high-energy air.
- This air helps create bigger hailstones during storms.
- Large hailstones (bigger than a large marble) are expected to increase by 38% to 47% by the year 2100.
- The exact increase depends on how much heat-trapping gas is released into the atmosphere.
- Storms producing smaller hail are expected to decrease by 4% to 8%.
- The study was published in the journal Nature.
- The research highlights the growing risk of hail damage to roofs, cars, and other surfaces.
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