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NEW study shows global crop models have underestimated how rice responds to extreme heat. After correcting models in line with data from 214 observed experiments,...

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July 31, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Potsdam Institute for #ClimateImpactResearch (PIK)
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“In climate scenarios involving significant warming, we had expected the increase in the area affected by #wildfires during periods of extreme drought to occur more likely around the middle of the century,” said PIK’s K.
Weltspiegel - Waldbrände in Europa · Die Lage in Frankreich und Spanien | Weltspiegel extra - hier anschauen
Die Brände dieses Sommers zeigen, dass sich Europas Feuerwehren auf eine neue Dimension von Waldbränden einstellen müssen.
www.ardmediathek.de
July 31, 2026 at 10:44 AM
“… #Rahmstorf, at the #PotsdamInstitute for #ClimateImpactResearch …“Now even in a #low-emissionScenario, sticking to the #ParisAgreement, it looks like it may be 💢more like 25%💢

“…We found that the #TippingPoint where the #shutdown becomes #inevitable is probably in the next 10 to 20 years or so”
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM