A trend that has already helped accelerate the spread of certain infectious diseases - the northward movement of tropical regions - could become much worse as global warming continues to intensify. In a recently published article in the journal Nature Geoscience, Dian Seidel of NOAA and her colleagues write about signs they observed in the stratosphere that indicate that tropical climate patterns may have expanded by up to 4.5° of latitude in the Northern hemisphere over the past 25 years. This movement is much more dramatic than the one predicted by prior Keep reading.
If you liked my post, feel free to subscribe to my rss feeds
BlogoSquare