More hot days? "Virtually certain." Heat waves? "Ninety to 100 percent probability." And as the 21st century unfolds, more heavy precipitation and more intense hurricanes are "likely." The forecast comes from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
Earth Headed For Climate Extremes
By PAT BRENNAN, Orange County Register: Local
Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:45pm
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