A new face for climate dice.

摘要: Although it is not possible to “experience” the 0.5 °C increase in global surface temperature since 1950s directly, everyone can feel local and regional effects of extended periods very hot weather. In PNAS, Hansen et al. (1) present a simple elegant way quantify average on extremes that have an impact we live, work, play, grow our food. show thermal climate tangibly different today compared with what was like as recently mid late 20th century. The results are quite remarkable. For example, now more than 10-fold likely endure extremely summer were decades 1951–1980.