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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that persistent summer weather extremes like heat waves are becoming more common as people continue to warm the planet with carbon pollution.
Penn In the News
In his recent book “Our Fragile Moment,” Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences details how the history of life on Earth is inextricably tied to the alterations that occur in its climate.
Penn In the News
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says later frosts will mean that mosquitos and disease-carrying pests like ticks will persist further into autumn.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that human-caused climate change is favoring stalled weather systems that remain in place for longer periods of time, leading to more persistent heat and flooding events.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that dangerous extreme weather events will only get worse if we continue to burn fossil fuels and generate carbon pollution.
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James A. Serpel of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that brachycephalic dog breeds that appear to lack snouts are more susceptible to heat stress and overheating, especially if they are overweight.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the impacts of climate change are playing out in real time in the form of unprecedented, dangerous extreme weather events.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the displacement of hundreds of millions of climate refugees is inevitable but would take place over a much more manageable timeline if carbon emissions were immediately reduced, as opposed to continuing with current rates of fossil fuel burning.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that inequality in energy use is a great argument for progressive climate pricing.
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Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that climate warming had been muted by sulphate aerosol pollution, but that the science was well-known enough to anticipate more warming given the continuation of fossil fuel burning.