Monday, August 6, 2012

Extreme summer heat linked to climate change, scientists say

LA Times: Exceedingly high summer temperatures, longer summers and related catastrophes, such as wildfire and drought, are poised to be the norm, and they are driven by climate change, according to a new research paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In an opinion article over the weekend in the Washington Post that previewed the findings, the paper's lead author, James E. Hansen wrote: "It is no longer enough to say that global warming will increase the likelihood...

URL: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-extreme-summer-heat-climate-change-scientists-say-20120806,0,7931870.story?track=rss
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