➀ Hurricane Milton has tied for third place with the fastest sustained wind speeds ever recorded in a hurricane; ➁ It had the fifth lowest pressure ever measured in a hurricane; ➂ The storm intensified rapidly, going from a tropical depression to a category 5 hurricane in 49 hours; ➃ The early and quick intensification of Milton is a concern for scientists due to its potential destructiveness.

➀ The devastation in western North Carolina is due to a combination of climate change factors and terrain; ➁ Mountains can block weather systems and increase flood risk, and climate change is exacerbating storms; ➂ Asheville and surrounding areas experienced heavy rain before Hurricane Helene, leading to extreme flash flooding; ➃ Experts say this type of far-reaching impact will become more common; ➄ Helene brought over 2 feet of rain to parts of southern Appalachia, causing widespread damage; ➅ Climate change is making storms more intense and heavy, increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding; ➆ The event was one of the worst weather events in the area's history, with levels of flooding not expected for 1,000 years.

➀ Scientists have found that the Thwaites glacier is melting at an accelerating rate, which could lead to its irreversible collapse; ➁ The collapse of the Thwaites glacier alone could raise sea levels by 65 centimeters and trigger a larger loss of ice sheet covering West Antarctica, leading to a catastrophic sea level rise of 3.3 meters; ➂ The research indicates that the Thwaites glacier and the Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse within 200 years.

1. A new elastocaloric air conditioning technology developed by the University of Saarland allows buildings to be cooled and heated through ventilation slits without harmful refrigerants. 2. The technology, listed in the World Economic Forum's TOP Ten Technologies 2024, has received a four million Euro grant from the European Innovation Council. 3. The project aims to develop a prototype of a decentralized room climate control system within the next three years.