Climate Whiplash: Wild Swings in Extreme Weather Are on the Rise

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Nov 14, 2019, 5:00 am544 ptsTrending
As the world warms, scientists say that abrupt shifts in weather patterns — droughts followed by severe floods, or sudden and unseasonable fluctuations in temperature — are intensifying, adding yet another climate-related threat that is already affecting humans and natural world. Read more on E360 →

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