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The pictures today from around the world of dramatic rooftop rescues from raging waters, makes it seem as though natural disasters are becoming an everyday occurrence. But they're not all that natural; climate scientists say man-made global warming is the sudden force behind the forces of nature.
Terrific ABC News story: "Raging Waters In Australia and Brazil Product of Global Warming" - "Scientists: Climate Change No Longer a Theory, It's Happening" (Video)
Seeded on Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:26 PM EST
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#1 - Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:28 PM ESTThe decade that just ended saw nine of the 10 warmest years on record, and warmer temperatures mean more moisture in the air. That moisture can fall as torrential, flooding rains in the summertime or blizzards in the winter.
“Because the whole water cycle speeds up in a warming world, there’s more water in the atmosphere today than there was a few years ago on average, and you’re seeing a lot of that in the heavy rains and floods for example in Australia,” Sommervile said.
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Wow - a whole story about AGW without a false balance to tell the 'other side of the story'. I'm truly impressed.
Kudos to ABC. It was a short piece, but a good start.
Great seed, Par4!
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Thanks for the seed. I'm glad to see that ABC is paying attention.
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