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How hot could the world get?

2024/9/25
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Scientists use complex climate models to project future temperatures, but these models don't always agree. This episode explores how these models work and the challenges in interpreting their predictions.
  • Climate models are complex simulations of Earth's systems.
  • Models use historical data and equations to project future climate scenarios.
  • Different assumptions in models lead to a range of predictions.

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Scientists have lots of ways to try to answer that question, and lots of different predictions. So how do they figure out one set of numbers we can all work with?

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