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Analysis predicts increased hailstorm damage in mid-latitudes, suggesting regional disparities with climate change.
The global likelihood of damage from hailstorms is predicted to increase substantially by the end of the century, owing to increases in hailstone size as the climate warms. However, regional differences are expected, with greater increases in hailstone size and damage in mid-latitudes and reductions in the tropics and subtropics. Mid- and high-latitude regions could face large increases in hail damage, but the subtropics and tropics might see a reduction.
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