Sentences with phrase «waves as a consequence of global warming»
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«Dangerous» global warming includes consequences such as increased risk of extreme weather and climate events ranging from more intense heat waves, hurricanes, and floods, to prolonged droughts.
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Like many other conference speakers and attendees, Secretary - General Ban cited the recent droughts, floods, and Tropical Storm Sandy as proof of the dire consequences of man - made global warming, even though many studies and scientists (including scientists who usually fall into the climate alarmist category) have stated that there is no evidence to support claims that «extreme weather» has been increasing in frequency and / or magnitude in recent years, or that extreme events (hurricanes, droughts, heat waves, etc.) have anything to do with increased CO2 levels.
They've gathered data they say shows that the 2011 Texas and Oklahoma heat wave — as well as a deadly Moscow heat in 2010 — were «a consequence of global warming because their likelihood was negligible prior to the recent rapid global warming.