Friday, July 22, 2011

Extreme Weather Sweeping the US

It's everywhere. Roads buckling from the heat in Minnesota, cattle dying by the thousands in South Dakota, and crowds of sweaty commuters crowded around the slightest hint of an air conditioned breeze on the DC metro. This heat wave, along with droughts in Texas, wildfires in Arizona, floods in the Midwest, and tornadoes in the South, have got everybody thinking about extreme weather events and their possible connection to climate change.

To confirm the facts and dispel the myths, the head of the Climate and Energy Program at the World Resources Institute will be holding a live Q & A on the Washington Post's website today. This will be followed by an editorial piece, "5 Myths about Extreme Weather" in the paper this weekend. Make sure to check it out.
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