Climate change is affecting baseball home runs, study says : NPR
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Baseball home runs appear to be getting a little extra help from climate change, a new study finds. That's because baseballs can fly farther through air that's made thinner by warmer conditions.
Baseball home runs appear to be getting a little extra help from climate change, a new study finds. That's because baseballs can fly farther through air that's made thinner by warmer conditions.
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MLB players are hitting more home runs. Researchers say it's linked to climate change
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Climate change linked to more home runs in MLB, study claims
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Global warming is 'juicing home runs' in Major League Baseball, Dartmouth study finds
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Climate change linked to more home runs in MLB, study claims
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Dartmouth study looks at how climate change affects home runs
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