USA TODAYGlobal Warming Makes Heat Waves More Likely, Study FindsNew York TimesSome of the weather extremes bedeviling people around the world have become far more likely because of human-induced global warming, researchers reported on Tuesday. Yet they ruled it out as a cause of last year's devastating floods in Thailand, ...Study: Global warming tied to risk of weather extremes like Texas heat waveAustin American-Statesman2011 Texas drought was 20 times more likely due to warming, study saysmsnbc.com (blog)Global Warming Tied to Risk of Weather ExtremesABC Newsall 253 news articles »
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