News Source : http://peoplesworld.org
by: Marc Brodine
August 16 2010
Whether you call it “wild weather” or “extreme weather” or “weird weather,” this summer is providing many examples of exactly the kind of extreme weather events predicted by climate change scientists.
Some areas are experiencing drought (like the U.S. Southwest, the Russian breadbasket, and parts of Australia). [...]
One of the world’s top climate change experts says the environmental disasters killing hundreds of thousands of people across the world could be a sign that global warming has well and truly arrived. Sky’s Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Lisa Holland reports.
New Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/7877372/Heat-wave-in-New-York-and-several-other-eastern-US-states.html
by Telegraph
Summer Heat Wave
New York has roasted in record temperatures this week as a heat wave rolled across the eastern United States. The National Weather Service measured 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.45 Celsius) in Central Park in mid-Manhattan on Tuesday, easily breaking the 101 [...]
