On Jun 19, 6:54=A0pm, Chuck Werner <cwer...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Enviromentally Whacko <whacko @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> conservative experts now say that this proves how global warming is a
> socialist conspiracy and science is lies. =A0Limbaugh has declared NASA
t=
o be
> liars too. =A0 the socialists have been defeated and Fox News is holding
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a
> victory parade!
>
> "Expect More Droughts, Heavy Downpours, Excessive Heat, And Intense
> Hurricanes Due To Global Warming, NOAA"
>
> (Adapted from materials provided by National Oceanic And Atmospheric
> Administration.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080619
> _climatere****t.html)
>
> ScienceDaily (Jun. 19, 2008) - The U.S. Climate Change Science Program
an=
d
> the Subcommittee on Global Change Research has released a scientific
> *****sment that provides the first comprehensive analysis of observed
and
> projected changes in weather and climate extremes in North America and
U.=
S.
> territories. Among the major findings re****ted in this *****sment are
tha=
t
> droughts, heavy downpours, excessive heat, and intense hurricanes are
lik=
ely
> to become more commonplace as humans continue to increase the
atmospheric
> concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases.
>
> The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change previously evaluated
extrem=
e
> weather and climate events on a global basis in this same context.
Howeve=
r,
> there has not been a specific *****sment across North America prior to
th=
is
> re****t.
>
> The re****t is based on scientific evidence that a warming world will be
> accompanied by changes in the intensity, duration, frequency, and
geograp=
hic
> extent of weather and climate extremes.
>
> "This re****t addresses one of the most frequently asked questions about
> global warming: what will happen to weather and climate extremes? This
> synthesis and *****sment product examines this question across North
Amer=
ica
> and concludes that we are now witnessing and will increasingly
experience
> more extreme weather and climate events," said re****t co-chair Tom Karl,
> Ph.D., director of NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville,
N.C=
..
>
> "We will continue to see some of the biggest impacts of global warming
co=
ming
> from changes in weather and climate extremes," said re****t co-chair
Gerry
> Meehl, Ph.D., of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in
Boulder,
> Colo. "This re****t focuses for the first time on changes of extremes
> specifically over North America."
>
> Global warming of the past 50 years is due primarily to human-induced
> increases in heat-trapping gases, according to the re****t. Many types of
> extreme weather and climate event changes have been observed during this
=
time
> period and continued changes are projected for this century. Specific
fut=
ure
> projections include:
>
> =A0 =A0 * Abnormally hot days and nights, along with heat waves, are
very=
likely
> to become more common. Cold nights are very likely to become less
common.
> =A0 =A0 * Sea ice extent is expected to continue to decrease and may
even
> disappear in the Arctic Ocean in summer in coming decades.
> =A0 =A0 * Precipitation, on average, is likely to be less frequent but
mo=
re
> intense.
> =A0 =A0 * Droughts are likely to become more frequent and severe in some
=
regions.
> =A0 =A0 * Hurricanes will likely have increased precipitation and wind.
>
> The strongest cold-season storms in the Atlantic and Pacific are likely
t=
o
> produce stronger winds and higher extreme wave heights.
>
> The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the
U.S=
..
> Commerce Department, is dedicated to enhancing economic security and
nati=
onal
> safety through the prediction and research of weather and
climate-related
> events and information service delivery for trans****tation, and by
provid=
ing
> environmental steward****p of our nation's coastal and marine resources.
>
> NOAA plays a key role in the Climate Change Science Program, which is
> responsible for coordinating and integrating climate research,
observatio=
ns,
> decision sup****t, and communications of 13 federal departments and
agenci=
es.
>
> The National Center for Atmospheric Research investigates climate,
weathe=
r,
> and other topics related to the atmosphere. It is sponsored by the
Nation=
al
> Science Foundation and managed by a nonprofit consortium of
universities,=
the
> University Cor****ation for Atmospheric Research.
>
> The full CCSP 3.3 re****t, Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing
Clim=
ate,
> and a summary FAQ brochure are available online.
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