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Friday, May 1, 2015

Science measures humanity's mark on extreme weather

Science measures humanity's mark on extreme weather
Paris April 28, 2015 - Global warming since the Industrial Revolution is responsible for about three-quarters of certain heat extremes today, and nearly a fifth of unusually heavy downpours, according to a new study. Erich Fischer and Reto Knutti from the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science in Zurich, used simulations and modelling to compare weather extremes from the pre-industrial and modern eras in a ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Science_measures_humanitys_mark_on_extreme_weather_999.html

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