NPR: Link Between Extreme Weather And Climate Change

Link Between Extreme Weather And Climate Change

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April 5, 2012

2011 brought exceptionally mild winters in most of the U.S., deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and extended drought in the West and Southwest. Kevin Trenberth, distinguished senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, discusses the correlation between climate change and extreme weather.

Transcript here:  http://www.npr.org/2012/04/05/150072685/the-link-between-extreme-and-climate-change