Do extreme events such as heat waves and floods have anything to do with global warming?
Here is a quote from Thomas Karl of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): “High temperatures are likely to become more extreme, and because night temperatures will increase by at least as much as daytime temperatures, heat waves should become more serious. Precipitation is anticipated to increase in the cold season in the mid- and high-latitudes and the number of extreme precipitation events (both rain and snow) will also increase.
