Global warming will bring more extremes, including floods, to Australia
“We will have an increased frequency of quite major events similar to what we had, particularly the flooding event in south-east Queensland,
More natural disasters on Australia’s radar, ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), By Francis Tapim and Bruce Woolley Jan 23, 2011 An expert says Australia will see a higher incidence of extreme weather events like the flooding in Queensland. Global Change Professor Peter Grace from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) says greenhouse gases and global warning are contributing factors, whether people want to accept it or not. Continue reading
Atmospheric warming leads to stratospheric effects and extremes of cold and hot weather
an increased number of sudden stratospheric warmings occur when the heat flux from the North Atlantic into the atmosphere is increased…...“This could mean that in Europe there will increasingly be periods lasting several decades with predominantly colder winters alternating with periods of warmer winters,”
Stratospheric Warmings: Meteorologists Identify Cause of Cold and Warm Periods During Winter, ScienceDaily (Jan. 21, 2011) — Meteorologists at Freie Universität have found a correlation between warming in the stratosphere and cold or warm winter periods. Continue reading
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