Humans 'affect global rainfall'
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Human-induced climate change has affected global rainfall patterns over the 20th Century, a study suggests.
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LONDON - The world faces a surge in extreme weather events because of global warming and governments must act immediately to avert disaster, Britain&#39;s chief scientist said yesterday.
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More rains are expected across Africa, as flooding affects more than 1m people across 17 countries.
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Severe flooding caused by torrential rains stretching across Africa is probably linked to the &quot;La Nina&quot; weather pattern thousands of mile away in the Pacific, a senior UN weather agency scientist said Thursday.
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By Ian Hoffman, STAFF WRITER  SACRAMENTO -- Scientists say bits of air pollution as small as a thousandth of a hair's width appear to be reducing rain and snowfall in the Sierra, Cascades and Rockies, potentially adding to threats of water shortages tied to global warming.
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A rise in global temperatures could result in devastating effects in just over 20 years time, a study warns.
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Climate scientists agree there have  been a lot of strong hurricanes lately. They agree that warmer  seas have given these storms some extra punch. But they  disagree how much global warming is to blame.
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Extreme rains, interspersed with droughts, could spell disaster for the country's agriculture-based economy, according to research spanning five decades of data.
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Some parts of the UK can expect more tropical-style rainfall in future, scientists at Newcastle University say.
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In terms of climate change, the weather matters a lot less than how people respond to it.
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Global warming is set to continue, and bring with it an increase in extreme weather such as hurricanes and droughts, scientists from the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization warned on Wednesday.
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Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a "crystal clear" warning they must take urgent action to avert severe and irreversible damage.
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The European Environment Agency reported global climate change, including frequent floods, droughts and heat waves, are severe and will continue to worsen.
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A growing population coupled with diminishing fresh water supplies should force major changes in the way the world's farmers water their crops in the coming decades, a recent study recommends.
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Scientists say changes in the earth's climate from human influences are occurring particularly intensely in the Arctic region, evidenced by widespread melting of glaciers, thinning sea ice and rising permafrost temperatures.
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Scientists say changes in the earth&#39;s climate from human influences are occurring particularly intensely in the Arctic region, evidenced
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40 per cent 'heavily affected' by human activities A new global map compiled by analysing 17 different factors including fishing, global warming and pollution has revealed that 40 per cent of the world's oceans are heavily affected by human activities, while just a small percentage of seawater has completely escaped the effects of man's heavy hand.â¦