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Crazy weather traced to Arctic's impact on jet stream

2014-09-27 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: The rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice caused by climate change may be to blame for more frequent prolonged spells of extreme weather in Europe, Asia and North America, such as heat waves, freezing temperatures or storms. These are relatively short-term periods of bizarre weather, like the cold snap that paralysed North America earlier this year, rather than longer-term rises in temperature. They are related to "stuck" weather patterns, Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University in New Brunswick,...

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