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More extreme weather ahead

Arctic warming bolsters summer heat waves



The waning of summer storms due to Arctic warming can exacerbate summertime heat waves across the Northern Hemisphere, such as the record-setting summer 2003 season chronicled above in Europe, new research suggests. Red regions experienced hotter July temperatures than those measured in 2001.


Weird Winter Weather Plot Thickens as Arctic Swiftly Warms



Scientists are working out potential linkages between rapid Arctic warming caused by climate change and a more wavy jet stream causing weird winter weather.