| See Part One here www.youtube.com One of the most confusing effects of climate change is the increasing incidence of weather extremes, that may include hot, AND cold, snow and rain, wet and dry, drought and flood. Scientists have been examining this problem intensely over recent years, as Europe, America, and Asia have all been subject to wave after wave of record breaking weather events. Now the picture is coming into focus. tornado counts, noaa www1.ncdc.noaa.gov Arctic Warming altering weather www.climatecentral.org Arctic changes and Weather Extremes: NYTimes www.nytimes.com Jennifer Francis: Linking Weird Weather to Arctic changes e360.yale.edu Jennifer Francis graphs e360.yale.edu Munich Re:Statement of Prof. Peter Hoppe/2010 Press release on climate related Natcats www.munichre.com 2011/2011_01_03_press_release.aspx current tornado stats - US www.spc.noaa.gov shrinking western snowpack www.sltrib.com |