{"id":447450,"date":"2026-05-30T10:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T17:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=447450"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:07:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:07:03","slug":"claim-climate-change-could-make-hailstorms-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=447450","title":{"rendered":"Claim: Climate Change Could Make Hailstorms Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by <\/strong>Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what is the point of solar panels?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MAY 28, 2026 REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hailstorms could grow more dangerous and damaging with climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Paul Arnold<\/a>, Phys.org
edited by Gaby Clark<\/a>, reviewed by Robert Egan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hailstorms can be incredibly dangerous, posing risks to life and property. Then there\u2019s the economic damage to cars, crops, and infrastructure caused by large balls of ice falling at high speed from the sky. And the problems could worsen as our planet heats up.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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A new study published<\/a> in Nature<\/em> predicts that climate change could produce larger, more damaging hailstones in some regions. The editors of Nature<\/em> have also published a Research Briefing<\/a> in the same issue summarizing the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They found that hailstorm-induced damage<\/a> worldwide is projected to increase by 36.5% to 42.1% by the late 21st century, depending on the scenario. Explaining this shift, they wrote, \u201cGlobally, increased low-level temperature<\/a> and specific humidity drive a shift towards larger hailstones, with the frequency of \u226530-mm-diameter hailstones rising by 37.9\u201351.8%.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the frequency of small hailstones (less than 30 millimeters) is set to decrease by 4.2% to 12.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The parts of the planet most likely to suffer the greatest damage are North America, Europe, and Asia. But it\u2019s not all bad news, as the tropics and subtropics will see a decrease in overall hail frequency because the smaller stones will melt completely before hitting the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more: https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2026-05-hailstorms-dangerous-climate.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The abstract of the study;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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