Recent improvement and projected worsening of weather in the United States

Patrick J. Egan () and Megan Mullin
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Patrick J. Egan: New York University
Megan Mullin: Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

Nature, 2016, vol. 532, issue 7599, 357-360

Abstract: Population-weighted analysis of US weather conditions shows that the nation’s weather has generally become more pleasant since 1974, possibly explaining the lack of broad public support for action on climate change; projections of future US weather indicate that conditions will probably worsen.

Date: 2016
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