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lovuian

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Thu Jan 29, 2015, 08:43 PM Jan 2015

Study: Global warming 'doubles risk' of extreme weather

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30985039

Extreme weather arising from a climate phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean will get much worse as the world warms, according to climate modelling.

Parts of the world will have weather patterns that switch between extremes of wet and dry, say scientists.

The US will see more droughts while flooding will become more common in the western Pacific, research suggests


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