Article D054 More evidence that global warming is intensifying extreme weather | John Abraham

More evidence that global warming is intensifying extreme weather | John Abraham

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John Abraham
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A new study finds that global warming is causing weather whiplash.

Just this week, a new article appeared in the journal Nature that provides more evidence of a connection between extreme weather and global warming. This falls on the heels of last week's article which made a similar connection. So, what is new with the second paper? A lot.

Extreme weather can be exacerbated by global warming either because the currents of atmosphere and oceans change, or it can be exacerbated through thermodynamics (the interaction of heat, energy, moisture, etc.). Last week's study dealt with thermodynamics, this week's study dealt with atmospheric currents. So they approached the problem differently.

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