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Extreme Weather

Climate change is causing more frequent and intense heat waves, droughts, and downpours, costing dollars and lives. Learn about the links between climate change and extreme weather.

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How climate change amplified Sandy’s impacts

Dan Huber

October 30, 2012

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Increasing extreme weather is costly in many ways

Dan Huber

September 28, 2012

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What can Hurricane Isaac teach us about climate vulnerability?

Dan Huber

August 31, 2012

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Mapping extreme weather across the U.S.

Dan Huber

July 30, 2012

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Is Global Warming Causing Wild Weather?

Eileen Claussen

July 12, 2012

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Hot Weather Springing Up in 2012

Dan Huber

June 21, 2012

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IPCC Releases Full Report on Extreme Weather Risk Management

Jay Gulledge

March 28, 2012

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Cold Snaps and Snowstorms: Evidence of Global Weirding?

Dan Huber

March 21, 2012

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2012: 4th Warmest Winter for U.S.

Dan Huber

March 7, 2012

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Extreme Weather and Climate Change: Understanding the Link and Managing the Risk

Thousands of record-breaking weather events worldwide bolster long-term trends of increasing heat waves, heavy precipitation, droughts and wildfires. A combination of observed trends, theoretical understanding of the climate system, and numerical modeling demonstrates that global warming is increasing the risk …

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