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Could climate change be to blame for extreme weather events?

Climate change can make heat waves more likely and more severe, according to a study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society that found fewer clear links to extreme weather such as drought and storms.

By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg | Updated on September 30, 2014
A new study finds climate change could be to blame for more severe heat waves.

(Bloomberg) — Climate change can make heat waves more likely and more severe, according to a study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society that found fewer clear links to extreme weather such as drought and storms.

Twenty independent teams looked at 16 events around the world in 2013, including in the U.S., Australia and Europe. They found there is evidence that the burning of fossil fuels has increased the risk for extreme heat waves.

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