Record-Setting Heat Waves Are Four Times More Likely Now Than In Pre-Industrial Times

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http://www.businessinsider.com/record-heat-more-likely-to-happen-now-2013-9



Here's your latest global warming update: It's still happening.

Intense heat is now four times more likely to strike in the U.S. than it was in pre-industrial times, according to a new study from Stanford University researchers.

July 2012 was the hottest month on record in the lower 48 states, and the summer brought the "most severe and extensive drought in at least 25 years," according to the USDA. And it seems summers like last year's are going to become more commonplace, with 2012-esque temps becoming more likely, specifically in the north-central and northeastern United States.

This study follows on the heels of a recently leaked draft of an Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change report, which noted that scientists believe we are experiencing more heat waves because of climate change — which yes, we're still sure humans are causing.



Read more: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-09/record-heat-four-times-more-likely-now-pre-industrial-times#ixzz2ePN10Con