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The number of killer thunderstorms could jump 40% by 2070
2013-09-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: That spate of destructive thunderstorms that struck the US last year, killing scores of people and racking up billions of dollars in damages? Get ready for more. A lot more. In a first-of-its-kind study published yesterday, scientists at Stanford University have linked climate change to the increasing frequency of such super storms. By 2070, the number of severe thunderstorms, which often spawn deadly tornadoes, could increase by 40% in the eastern US, according to the computer model developed...
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