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If the Earth’s temperature increases by 1 degree, the frequency of extreme…
If the Earth’s temperature increases by 1 degree, the frequency of extreme events will increase. This is because the of the combination of climate change and cold Arctic waters released by the melting of polar ice caps.
Oceans absorbed 90% of extra heat trapped by increasing greenhouse gases-Paul Horn-InsideClimate News
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Climatologists blame CO2 and greenhouse gases for trapping heat into the atmosphere of Earth-NOVA-Earth in Peril
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Cooler regions: intense thaws of ice cause severe flooding, severe rainfall
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Ocean currents help move warm water from the equator to the poles and cold water from the poles back toward the equator-NASA
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16 out of the 17 warmest years in the 136-year record all have occurred since 2001 NASA Basically warmer temperatures
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Increase in both ocean evaporation into the atmosphere, and the amount of water vapor the atmosphere can hold Union of concerned scientists
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The US Northeast has seen a 74 percent increase in the amount of rain or snow falling in the heaviest storms. Union of concerned scientists
As temperatures have warmed over the past century, the prevalence and duration of drought has increased
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The intensity, frequency and duration of North Atlantic hurricanes, as well as the frequency of the strongest (Category 4 and 5) hurricanes, have all increased since the early 1980s. NASA
Coastal cities flood, dry regions become drier; wet regions wetter. More heat waves. Increased frequency of high-intensity tropical cyclones. Water scarcity. GreenFacts