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Our Four Seasons Are Breaking Down – Here’s What Climate Scientists Say Comes Next

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In a new study, geographers from the University of York and the London School of Economics have proposed that we could soon have new seasons and, in fact, that it is already happening now.

These changes are due to climate change and the researchers believe that while we will always have different temperatures throughout the year, the way that humans experience these seasons will change.

To come to terms with this and prepare for the future of our weather as we know it, the researchers outlined for seasons that they believe have grown in prominence:

  • Emergent seasons – entirely new seasonal patterns that didn’t previously exist in a given region
  • Extinct seasons – traditional seasons that have effectively disappeared or become unrecognisable
  • Arrhythmic seasons – disruptions to the expected timing and duration of seasonal cycles
  • Syncopated seasons – irregular fluctuations in the intensity or character of seasons

As a person living in Scotland, I can tell you that the temperatures we have in September are NOT what they were even 10........

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