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"Discovery Files" Features from the National Science Foundation
"Forecast: Extreme"
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GOING TO THE EXTREMES... THE "DISCOVERY FILES": NEW ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. WE LOVE EXTREME BANDS, EXTREME SPORTS, EVEN EXTREME NACHOS. ARE YOU READY FOR EXTREME WEATHER? THAT COULD BE THE FORECAST--ACCORDING TO A STUDY LED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH. THEY DID DETAILED COMPUTER MODELS OF HOW WEATHER EXTREMES MIGHT CHANGE, AS GREENHOUSE GASES INCREASE. IT IS THOSE CONDITIONS THAT POSE THE BIGGEST THREAT. SO, LET'S GO TO THE FORECAST: BY THE END OF THE CENTURY, WE COULD HAVE DANGEROUS GLOBAL HEAT-WAVES, MORE DAYS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN THE NORTH, AND INTENSE DRY SPELLS IN MANY AREAS. THE RESEARCHERS SAY WE COULD REDUCE THE RISK OF THESE EXTREME SCENARIOS, BY LOWERING THE OUTPUT OF GREENHOUSE GASES. WHO SAYS YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE WEATHER? THE "DISCOVERY FILES" COVERS PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOU! LEARN MORE AT "N-S-F"-DOT-GOV--OR ON THEIR PODCAST.
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