<div>This is climate science, not religion, for those who understand the difference. Subject heading tongue in cheek alert for <a href="http://right-mind.us">right-mind.us</a> readers, and other deniers of the scientific consensus among the global climate science community regarding anthropogenic climate change:</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080619_climatereport.html">http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080619_climatereport.html</a></div>
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<h2>Scientific Assessment Captures Effects of a Changing Climate on Extreme Weather Events in North America</h2>
<p id="releaseDate">June 19, 2008</p></div>
<p>Global warming of the past 50 years is due primarily to human-induced increases in heat-trapping gases, according to the report. 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 future projections include:</p>
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<li>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.
<li>Sea ice extent is expected to continue to decrease and may even disappear in the Arctic Ocean in summer in coming decades.
<li>Precipitation, on average, is likely to be less frequent but more intense.
<li>Droughts are likely to become more frequent and severe in some regions.
<li>Hurricanes will likely have increased precipitation and wind.
<li>The strongest cold-season storms in the Atlantic and Pacific are likely to produce stronger winds and higher extreme wave heights. </li></li></li></li></li></li></ul>
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<div> Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett</div>