This Is Your Brain On Extreme Weather
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Is the weather getting weirder? Your answer probably depends on the weirdness of the weather you’ve been experiencing lately. For example, after the U.K. got doused with one of its rainiest weeks on record, the Brits who reported experiencing flooding were much more likely than their drier compatriots to say they'd noticed wetter and wetter weather over the course of their lives. And before a withering drought struck the American Midwest in 2012, only 41% of residents thought they detected a long-term uptick in the frequency and intensity of dry spells – but after that one dessicating summer, 66% said they’d been seeing worsening droughts for decades. Rain or shine, our minds tend to prize their freshest impressions. But even when we experi...
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Is the weather getting weirder? Your answer probably depends on the weirdness of the weather you’ve been experiencing lately. For example, after the U.K. got doused with one of its rainiest weeks on record, the Brits who reported experiencing flooding were much more likely than their drier compatriots to say they'd noticed wetter and wetter weather over the course of their lives. And before a withering drought struck the American Midwest in 2012, only 41% of residents thought they detected a long-term uptick in the frequency and intensity of dry spells – but after that one dessicating summer, 66% said they’d been seeing worsening droughts for decades. Rain or shine, our minds tend to prize their freshest impressions. But even when we experi...
