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- > people afraid of opening windows
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high crime rate -> people afraid of opening windows SIO15: Chapter 13: Heat Waves and Great Storms Fig 13.33 SIO15: Chapter 13: Heat Waves and Great Storms 104F in hottest summer in 500 years many places (last record heat: 1757)
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“hottest summer in 500 years” (last record heat: 1757) “London hotter than Cairo” “WWII vessel in Danube” “record wine!”
104ºF in many places
source: Wikipedia
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Consequences
* Forest fires in France, Spain, Portugal * Low ground water table * Low rivers, lakes, dams
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power generation * 10% loss in wheat
104ºF in many places
“Human impact on Global warming doubles likelihood of such events”
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Moscow in June and August
source: NASA Earth Observatory 40ºC = 104ºF
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Soil Ero Erosi sion (a (acro cross ss At Atlantic) c)
In U.S., it takes 30 year to Grow 1 inch of topsoil
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SIO15: Chapter 13: Heat Waves and Great Storms source: Wikipedia
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