Long, Hot Summer Of Fire, Floods Fits Predictions

By CHARLES J. HANLEY 2010-08-12T20:20:05Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Floods, fires, melting ice and feverish heat: From smoke-choked Moscow to water-soaked Iowa and the High Arctic, the planet seems to be having a midsummer breakdown. It's not just a portent of things to come, scientists say, but a sign of troubling climate change already under way....

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