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Global warming could be juicing baseball home runs, study finds

A new study finds that climate change is causing more home runs. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

As baseball season heats up, here's something to know: Global warming could be raising your chances of seeing a home run ball sail to the bleachers.

A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society looked at some 60 years of baseball data and daily temperatures, finding that air made thinner by warmer conditions accounted for 1% of home runs on average from 2010-2019.

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