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Global Warming Has Increased Monthly Heat Records Worldwide by a Factor of Five, Study Finds
Description: Monthly temperature extremes have become much more frequent, as measurements from around the world indicate. On average, there are now five times as many record-breaking hot months worldwide than could be expected without long-term global warming, shows a new study. The last decade brought unprecedented heat waves; for instance in the US in 2012, in Russia in 2010, in Australia in 2009, and in Europe in 2003. [Source: ScienceDaily]
URL: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130114101732.htm
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Source: ScienceDaily
Publish Date: 1/14/2013
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