Warming to Cause Harsher Weather
Study Says
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 18, 2005; Page A02
Extreme weather events -- including heat waves, floods and drought -- are likely to become more common over the next century in the United States because of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by Purdue University researchers.
The analysis, which is being published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, examines how heat-trapping gases linked to climate change may intensify precipitation, drought and other weather conditions. Instances of extreme heat will probably increase throughout the country, the scientists concluded, and many areas will experience heavier downpours even if rain becomes less frequent. Read it all at: http://tinyurl.com/8sfc2
© Virginia Metze
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, October 18, 2005; Page A02
Extreme weather events -- including heat waves, floods and drought -- are likely to become more common over the next century in the United States because of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study by Purdue University researchers.
The analysis, which is being published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science, examines how heat-trapping gases linked to climate change may intensify precipitation, drought and other weather conditions. Instances of extreme heat will probably increase throughout the country, the scientists concluded, and many areas will experience heavier downpours even if rain becomes less frequent. Read it all at: http://tinyurl.com/8sfc2
© Virginia Metze
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