Monday, June 23, 2008
A new Bush administration report on recent extreme weather, such as flooding in the Midwest, says that human-caused climate change is making storms more intense, with downpours that used to occur every two decades likely to increase in frequency.
Thomas Karl, co-editor of the report, said, "As greenhouse gasses increase, the faster they increase, the more extreme weather and climate events we'll be seeing." The report is the administration's first major compilation of climate change data.
The report says extreme weather will be the most challenging aspect of climate change, noting that days in the upper Midwest when it has rained more than 4 inches have increased by 50 percent. Karl said the hotter atmosphere holds more moisture.
Source: Abcnews.go.com
