<div>I have read Dr. Jeff Masters' analysis of weather and climate issues numerous times from his website ( <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/">http://www.wunderground.com/</a> ), so this morning I was surprised to view him in person being interviewed on "Democracy Now" by Amy Goodman (LINK TV on Directtv 375, 9410 Dish), on the implications regarding anthropogenic climate warming of the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan (UN describes this disaster as the worst in its history: read here <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7935485/Pakistan-floods-disaster-is-the-worst-in-the-UNs-history.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/7935485/Pakistan-floods-disaster-is-the-worst-in-the-UNs-history.html</a> ), and the record heat wave and fires in Russia ("If the smoke were in the United States, it would extend approximately from San Francisco to Chicago" indicates NASA here: <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=45046">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=45046</a> ).</div>
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<div>Masters appeared in suit and tie, and he was careful to word his responses with the caveats that science requires.</div>
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<div>The interview can be experiencing at the following website:</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/10/meterologist_record_heat_wave_in_russia">http://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/10/meterologist_record_heat_wave_in_russia</a></div>
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<div>From website above:</div>
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<div>Meterologist: Record Heat Wave in Russia Could Kill Tens of Thousands</div>
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<p>Wildfires across Russia. Devastating floods in Pakistan. Deadly landslides and flash floods in India and China. Heat wave across the United States. Severe drought in Niger. Taken together, scientists warn the events match predictions for extreme climate events caused by global warming. This year is on track to be the warmest since reliable temperature records began over a century ago, mainly due to a buildup of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels. We speak to Jeff Masters, co-founder and director of meteorology for Weather Underground, a weather information website. [includes rush transcript]</p>
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