Extremes back climate experts' warnings

theaustralian.com.au by Jared Owens, Lanai Vasek | Nov. 23, 2009 (News)

IT was a weekend of extremes. Melbourne copped a month's worth of rain in just 17 hours, NSW grappled with "catastrophic" bushfire conditions and record November temperatures -- and Climate Change Minister Penny Wong linked the unpredictable weather patterns to the effects of global warming. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, Sci/Tech
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Nov 23, 2009 - 1:51 AM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Nov 23, 2009 - 1:54 AM PST
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 by James Jackson - Nov. 23, 2009

There is already a general confusion between the ideas of weather and climate. This article adds to that confusion.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 23, 2009

The weather extreme data is noteworthy. Most of the rest is anecdotal, but shows some Aussie recognition of global climate change.

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