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- A new 3-D climate model predicts global storms will produce significantly more large hail as the planet warms.
- A Nature study links the projected 38%–47% rise in large hail by century’s end to higher water-vapor content and stronger updrafts in a warmer atmosphere.
- Hail damage totals about $10 billion annually in the United States and $80 billion globally, with future losses to depend on building practices, land-use and infrastructure resilience.
