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from: A n c i e n t H i p p yF o r t h e l a s t f e w y e a r s , t h e w e a t h e r h a s b e e n q u i t e v e r y u n p r e d i c t a b l e . T h e c a s e s o f t s u n a m i i n t h e A s i a n r e g i o n a n d t h e s t r o n g h u r r i c a n e s t h a t a f f e c t e d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s i n t h e p a s t f e w y e a r s a r e s t r o n g e v i d e n c e s t h a t o u r w e a t h e r i s i n d e e d t u r n i n g v i o l e n t . A c c o r d i n g t o e x p e r t s , t h e c h a n g e s i n t h e w e a t h e r c a n b e c l o s e l y l i n k e d t o g l o b a l w a r m i n g . T h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a g a t h e r e d b y e x p e r t s s h o w t h a t o u r p l a n e t i s e x p e r i e n c i n g s o m e m a j o r c h a n g e s i n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e .
T h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a s h o w e d t h a t t h e i n c r e a s e i n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e i n t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e e a r t h c a u s e d s e v e r a l c h a n g e s i n t h e w e a t h e r t h a t a f f e c t t h e n a t u r a l r e s o u r c e s s u c h a s w a t e r . A c c o r d i n g t o s t u d i e s , f o r t h e l a s t s e v e r a l y e a r s , t h e r a i n f a l l i n s o m e p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d h a s b e e n q u i t e e x t r e m e .
T h e r e a r e s o m e a r e a s w h i c h e x p e r i e n c e d e x t r e m e l y h e a v y r a i n f a l l w h i l e t h e r e a r e a l s o s o m e p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d t h a t d o e s n o t h a v e m u c h r a i n f a l l a t a l l . T h e e f f e c t s o f b o t h d r o u g h t s a n d f l o o d i n g a r e v e r y d e v a s t a t i n g t o t h e p e o p l e i n t h e a r e a . T h e f a c t t h a t c r o p s a n d o t h e r a g r i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s a r e o f t e n v e r y m u c h a f f e c t e d b y t h e e x t r e m e w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s , t h e f o o d s e c u r i t y o f t h e p e o p l e i n t h e c o u n t r y i s a l s o a f f e c t e d .
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G l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a s h o w e d t h a t t h e e f f e c t s o f g l o b a l w a r m i n g i s n o t o n l y l i m i t e d t o t h e c h a n g e s i n t h e w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s . S c i e n t i s t s w h o a n a l y z e d t h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e r e h a d b e e n a s i g n i f i c a n t r i s e i n t h e s e a l e v e l f o r t h e p a s t 1 0 0 y e a r s . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e g l o b a l w a r m i n g d a t a g a t h e r e d i n t h e l a s t f e w y e a r s , t h e s e a s h a v e r i s e n a b o u t 1 t o 2 m m / y e a r f o r t h e l a s t 1 0 0 y e a r s .
T h e g r a d u a l r i s e i n t h e s e a l e v e l i s n o t r e a l l y m u c h n o t i c e a b l e t o o r d i n a r y p e o p l e a t t h e m o m e n t b u t t i m e w i l l c o m e w h e r e s o m e l o w - l y i n g a r e a s i n t h e c o u n t r y w i l l s o o n b e i n u n d a t e d w i t h s e a w a t e r . W h e n t h i s h a p p e n s , b e f o r e w h o a r e l i v i n g n e a r t h e s e a s h o r e s w i l l l o s e t h e i r h o m e s a n d p r o p e r t i e s .
W h a t c a u s e s t h e r i s e i n t h e s e a l e v e l ? A c c o r d i n g t o e x p e r t s , t h e m e l t i n g o f t h e g l a c i e r s i n t h e N o r t h P o l e a n d t h e S o u t h P o l e c a u s e d t h e r i s e o f t h e s e a l e v e l . A s a t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e e a r t h s s u r f a c e r i s e , t h e g l a c i e r s s t a r t s t o m e l t a n d t h e w a t e r c o m i n g f r o m t h e s e g l a c i e r s f l o w i n t o t h e s e a . I f g l o b a l w a r m i n g c o n t i n u e s , t h e g l a c i e r s c o u l d m e l t a t a f a s t e r d e g r e e a n d t h e s e a l e v e l w i l l d r a s t i c a l l y r i s e .
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The Nation's Weather - The Associated Press
 Washington Post | The Nation's Weather The Associated Press - The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay were expected to meander along the East Coast on Thursday, producing showers and thunderstorms from the Ohio Valley ... Red flag warning for weather US Weather: Fay Brings Locally Heavy Rains Further Inland Weather Service issues excessive heat warning |
Dry conditions persist despite overnight rains - Minneapolis Star Tribune
 Bristol Herald Courier | Dry conditions persist despite overnight rains Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Lows for the four-day period Friday through Monday will be in the 50s Friday and in the 60s Saturday through Monday, the Weather Service said. Video: Fay's Remnants Soak Drought-Parched South Threat of severe weather from tropical depression passes Fay improves drought situation |
National Weather Service predicts a Cat 3 Gustav landfall around ... - Monroe News Star
 Madison Messenger | National Weather Service predicts a Cat 3 Gustav landfall around ... Monroe News Star, LA - The National Weather Service in Shreveport is predicting that Tropical Storm Gustav will make landfall in southeastern Louisiana either very late Monday ... Tropical storm causes scattered floods, outages, but dry weather ... Remnants of Fay move to NC Outer Banks Rain, but calmer weather expected in Upstate today as remnants of ... |
Warm weather, slight chance of showers in Oklahoma - KRIS-TV
Warm weather, slight chance of showers in Oklahoma KRIS-TV, TX - The National Weather Service said Friday will be mostly cloudy in the Panhandle and partly cloudy elsewhere in Oklahoma, with a slight chance of showers and ... 8:40 am — Today's weather — Isolated showers this morning ... Your weekend weather Thursday's weather: Warm today through Saturday and then cooler ... |
San Jose shatters a 40-year-old weather record - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose shatters a 40-year-old weather record San Jose Mercury News, USA - "This is a late summer heatwave,'' said Steve Anderson, a forecaster for the National Weather Service in Monterey. It was so hot that Santa Clara County ... |