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introduzione
è raddoppiata rispetto al 1980: European Academiesâ Science Advisory Council, Leopoldina, âNew Data Confirm Increased Frequency of Extreme Weather Eventsâ, ScienceDaily, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321130859.htm.
ha subĂŹto un incremento del 50 per cento in soli venti anni: L. Cormack, âRate of Global Sea Level Rise Jumps 50 Per Cent in Two Decadesâ, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 giugno 2017, www.smh.com.au/environment/rate-of-global-sea-level-rise-jumps-50-per-cent-in-two-decades-20170626-gwyu52.html.
è quadruplicata rispetto alla media di quarantâanni fa: European Academiesâ Science Advisory Council, Leopoldina, âNew Data Confirm Increased Frequency of Extreme Weather Eventsâ, cit.
gli incendi piĂš devastanti della storia moderna: T. Sumner, âCalifornia Drought Worst in at Least 1200 Yearsâ, Science News, 6 dicembre 2014, www.sciencenews.org/article/california-drought-worst-least-1200-years; J. Nicas, T. Fuller, âWildfire Becomes Deadliest in California Historyâ, New York Times, 12 novembre 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/us/california-fires-camp-fire.html.
Entro il 2050 i rifugiati del clima: B. Kamal, âClimate Migrants Might Reach One Billion by 2050â, Relief Web International, 21 agosto 2017, https://reliefweb.int/report/world/climate-migrants-might-reach-one-billion-2050.
questo gas doveva avere la sua minima concentrazione: B. Kahn, âThe World Passes 400 ppm Carbon Dioxide Threshold. Permanentlyâ, The Guardian, 28 settembre 2016, www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/28/the-world-passes-400ppm-carbon-dioxide-threshold-permanently.
noi abbiamo decisamente sforato: N. Jones, âHow the World Passed a Carbon Threshold and Why It Mattersâ, Yale Environment 360, 26 gennaio 2017, https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-the-world-passed-a-carbon-threshold-400ppm-and-why-it-matters.
la temperatura globale aumenterà di 1,5°C entro la metà del secolo: Gruppo intergovernativo sul cambiamento climatico, Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5°C, IPCC, www.ipcc.ch/sr15/.
contrastare gli effetti del riscaldamento globale: Oxford English Dictionary, alla voce âGeoengineeringâ, https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/geoengineering.
è necessario studiare e finanziare progetti di ricerca nel campo dellâingegneria climatica: National Research Council, Climate Intervention: Carbon Dioxide Removal and Reliable Sequestration, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC 2015.
prima che si verifichino cambiamenti senza precedenti in tutti i settori della societĂ : Gruppo intergovernativo sul cambiamento climatico, âSummary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C Approved by Governmentsâ, IPCC, 8 ottobre 2018, www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/.
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dallâAtlantico, dalla costa del Golfo e dal Pacifico nordoccidentale: Osservatorio sul monte Washington, www.mountwashington.org/.
eventi atmosferici piĂš distruttivi mai registrati: âExtremely Active 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Finally Endsâ, NOAA, 30 novembre 2017, www.noaa.gov/media-release/extremely-active-2017-atlantic-hurricane-season-finally-ends; âA Look at Hurricane Irma by the Numbersâ, Los Angeles Times, 12 settembre 2017, www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-hurricane-irma-numbers-20170912-htmlstory.html.
piĂš neve che mai: P. Reevell, âMoscow Buried Under Record Snowfallâ, video di ABC News, 5 febbraio 2018, https://abcnews.go.com/International/moscow-buried-record-snowfall/story?id=52845934.
La lista di curiosi nomignoli è lunga: D. Mersereau, âThe Weather Channelâs Winter Storm Names Are a Cheap Advertising Ployâ, The Vane, 14 gennaio 2010, http://thevane.gawker.com/the-weather-channels-winter-storm-names-are-a-cheap-adv-1641241166.
Ogni anno si verificano inondazioni tanto eccezionali da eguagliare la portata di quelle degli ultimi cinquecento anni: ââ500- yearâ Rain Events Are Happening More Often Than You Thinkâ, CBS News, 8 settembre 2017, www.cbsnews.com/news/what-does-500-year-flood-really-mean/.
In una sola settimana del luglio 2018: E. Rose, âAll-Time Hottest Temperature Records Set All Over the World This Weekâ, Evening Standard, 6 luglio 2018, www.standard.co.uk/news/world/alltime-hottest-temperature-records-set-all-over-the-world-this-week-a3881061.html.
a Miami e a Key West è stata diramata lâallerta per il gelo: D. Pearl, âThe Craziest Weather Records This Seemingly Endless Cold Spell Is Breakingâ, People.com, 3 gennaio 2018, https://people.com/human-interest/2018-winter-weather-records-low-temperatures/; âSouth Florida Rises to Record- Low Temperaturesâ, Local10.com, 20 febbraio 2015, www.local10.com/news/2015/02/20/south-florida-rises-to-re...