This was just one of thousands of
weather records smashed by the «summer in March», a 10 - day event that affected much of North America.
Not exact matches
This year, too, has been one of extraordinary
weather, from summer deluges in the UK to a storm knocking out power to millions in the US during a
record -
smashing heatwave — and of course, the devastation wrought by superstorm Sandy.
While it is true that
weather affects the ultimate decline year to year, I don't think it is an accident that the last two
records haven't just broken their predecessors, but
smashed them.
As Hurricane Harvey
smashed weather records,
Weather Underground Meteorologist Bob Henson explains.
You might be aware of the myriad
weather records that were
smashed in queensland last year, again due to blocking highs causing
record long periods of extreme temps to hover over us for weeks.
For example, Joe Romm writes on his ClimateProgress blog that, «2012 showed that the
record -
smashing weather extremes of 2011 weren't a fluke, they were a pattern.»
The evidence is mounting that we have entered a new regime of prolonged
record -
smashing extreme
weather events thanks to our as - yet unrestricted emissions of greenhouse gas.
While it is true that
weather affects the ultimate decline year to year, I don't think it is an accident that the last two
records haven't just broken their predecessors, but
smashed them.
And we should anticipate even more
record -
smashing extreme
weather than we've had in recent years, as we throw more fuel into the an already supercharged atmosphere.