Weather

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The Extreme Weather of 2010

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ Leave a comment

Extreme Weather Events Felt Around the World in 2010 While no single weather event can be definitively traced to global climate change, we would expect to see a greater number of extreme weather events accompanying climatic shifts. As more water vapor enters the atmosphere with rising global temperatures, large-scale precipitation events become more commonplace resulting … Continue reading →

Wildfires Rage Down Under

Posted by Michael Searcy ⋅ February 13, 2009 ⋅ Leave a comment

In December 2005, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) of Australia in conjunction with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology released a report entitled, “Climate change impacts on fire-weather in south-east Australia”. Stating that, “since 1950, rainfall has decreased in south-east Australia, droughts have become more severe and the number of extremely hot days … Continue reading →