A new study from researchers at Dartmouth College claims that “hundreds more” home runs will be hit by major leaguers by the end of the 21st century due to global warming.
The Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society study, titled “Global warming, home runs, and the future of America’s pastime,” also notes that Earth’s higher temperature is responsible for more than 500 MLB four-baggers since 2010.
If the planet’s warming trend isn’t abated, we can expect it to lead to “10% of all home runs” by 2100, CNN.com reports. Basic physics are the reason: Warm temperatures mean less dense air — “there’s more empty space” between molecules. As such, balls travel farther when struck by a bat.
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