Droughts Linked To Global Warming

Layzej writes "Two new papers indicate that we are likely already seeing some of the predicted impacts of global warming. The first used Monte Carlo simulations to analyze how many new record events you expect to see in a time series with a trend. They applied the technique to the unprecedented Russian heat wave of July 2010, which killed 700 people and contributed to soaring wheat prices. According to the analysis, there's an 80 percent chance that climate change was responsible. The authors have described their methods and how they improved on previous studies. The second group studied wintertime droughts in the Mediterranean region. They found that 'the magnitude and frequency of the drying that has occurred is too great to be explained by natural variability alone. This is not encouraging news for a region that already experiences water stress, because it implies natural variability alone is unlikely to return the region's climate to normal.'"

Doughnuts?

[TechyImmigrant]

I first read that as "Doughnuts Linked to Global Warming".

Stands to reason I suppose.

Re:(!A)GW

[Trailer Trash]

Is your anti-ninja rock for sale, per chance?

Re:Doughnuts?

[JustOK]

you're just trying to bagel the question.