Study: Global Warming Is Driving Increased Frequency Of Extreme Wet Or Dry Summer Weather In Southeast, So Droughts And Deluges Are Likely To Get Worse
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 30
No. 11,
November 2010
The NASH, commonly referred to as the Bermuda High, is an area of high pressure that forms each summer near Bermuda, where its powerful surface center helps steer Atlantic hurricanes and plays a major role in shaping weather in the eastern United States, Western Europe and northwestern Africa.
That's from the Duke University news release for a new study in the Journal of Climate.
In a September 2009 post, “Hell and High Water hits Georgia," I noted that, “as climate scientists have predicted for a long time, wild climate swings are becoming the norm, in this case with once-in-a-century drought followed by once-in-a-century flooding." And in fact, the flooding was more like a once in 500 year event. Read the full report here.
Source: Climate Progress.
