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	Extreme weather - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Extreme weather includes weather phenomena that are at the extremes of historical patterns, especially severe or unseasonal weather.
		Increasing dramatic weather catastrophes are due to an increase in the number of severe events and an increase in population densities which increase the number of people affected and damage caused by an event of given severity.
		Cold weather that began in December spread throughout Bangladesh and northern India, leading to the first freeze in New Delhi in 70 years and killing at least 180 people throughout the region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Extreme_weather (3231 words)

	Extreme Weather
		A climate extreme then, is a significant departure from the normal state of the climate, irrespective of its actual impact on life or any other aspect of the Earth's ecology.
		Extreme weather events include droughts, floods and associated landslides, storms, cyclones and tornadoes, ocean and coastal surges, heat waves and cold snaps.
		In addition, given the large natural variability in climate and the general rarity of climatic extremes it is hard to determine whether they are now occurring as a result of global warming.
	www.ace.mmu.ac.uk /eae/Global_Warming/Older/Extreme_Weather.html (609 words)

	Extreme Weather Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Extreme weather events have had devastating effects on this region, with 1997 presenting some of the gravest losses ever experienced.
		GCMs, by their nature, filter out most of the storm scale events that produce extreme weather, so they are exactly the wrong tools for predicting the extreme events that are of such concern to this area.
		We live in an area with extremely variable weather and as a result small incremental changes in the climate may be overshadowed by extreme events.
	www.umac.org /climate/Papers/pg110-112.html (891 words)

	Severe weather - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with extreme weather.
		NOAA scientists observe severe weather using a mobile doppler radar and a helicopter (in the distance)
		Severe weather phenomena are weather conditions that are hazardous.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Severe_weather (90 words)

	David Suzuki Foundation: Extreme Weather
		Though floods, droughts, storms and other extreme weather events have always been a reality, they have been rare occurences interrupting long periods of calm - sudden outbursts of violence marring a gentle rhythm.
		The frequency of extreme weather events has increased steadily over the 20th century.
		One in five Canadians was directly affected by a weather disaster between 1996 and 2000.
	www.davidsuzuki.org /Climate_Change/Impacts/Extreme_Weather (135 words)

	Extreme Weather Prompts Unprecedented Global Warming Alert
		In an astonishing announcement on global warming and extreme weather, the World Meteorological Organization signaled last night that the world's weather is going haywire.
		The Geneva-based body, to which the weather services of 185 countries contribute, takes the view that events this year in Europe, America and Asia are so remarkable that the world needs to be made aware of it immediately.
		The extreme weather it documents, such as record high and low temperatures, record rainfall and record storms in different parts of the world, is consistent with predictions of global warming.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines03/0703-05.htm (828 words)

	CNN.com - Extreme weather on the rise - Jul. 3, 2003
		Laying the blame firmly at the feet of global warming, the agency warned that the number and intensity of extreme weather events could continue to increase.
		However, the weather events of 2003 had proved so remarkable, officials say the organization felt compelled to issue a generalized warning of the emerging pattern.
		The WMO said new analysis of data for the northern hemisphere showed the increase in temperature in the 20th century was likely to have been the largest in any century during the past 1,000 years.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WEATHER/07/03/wmo.extremes (646 words)

	Climate change and extreme weather
		Since extreme weather events hold great potential for loss of life and property, it is important to understand what impact global warming may have on their occurrence.
		It remains very difficult to assess the impact of global warming on extreme weather events, in large part because this analysis depends greatly on regional forecasts for global warming.
		As research continues into the effects of global climate change on extreme weather, it is important to consider the human and economic toll of extreme weather events.
	www.climate.org /topics/weather/index.shtml (722 words)

	Effects of Extreme Weather Impacting Society More
		We also found that extreme weather events have had increasing impact on human health, welfare, and financial losses." Easterling continued, "this trend is likely to become more intense in the years to come both as the climate continues to change, and society continues to become more vulnerable to weather and climate extremes."
		Overall in the United States, the researchers found a slight downward trend in the number of extreme temperature events, despite an overall warming in the mean temperature.
		The researchers also found that increases in extreme precipitation events are responsible for a disproportionate share of the observed 5 to 10 percent increase in total annual precipitation since the early 20th century.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/weather-00l.html (504 words)

	The Weather Notebook: Extreme Precipitation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An extreme precipitation event is not a hyper-challenging water sport, but rather an amazingly wet storm, and for some reason they seem to be on the upswing.
		Pinning down exactly what "extreme" means can be a little tricky since rainfall averages and intensities vary so much from place to place.
		The Weather Notebook is a production of the Mount Washington Observatory and is produced by Margaret Landsman.
	www.weathernotebook.org /transcripts/2001/07/27.html (314 words)

	Weather Backgrounder Series -- La Niña May Bring Extreme Weather
		Precipitation is estimated to increase slightly in the fall, decrease slightly in the summer, and increase by 15 percent in the spring and 30 percent in the winter.
		In addition, there may be an increase in the number of extreme hot days in the summer and decrease in the number of cold days in the winter.
		These areas are extremely important for wildlife and many of these areas have already been significantly impacted by competing water use and development.
	www.nsc.org /ehc/jrn/weather/southwes.htm (3239 words)

	Weather Backgrounder Series -- La Niña May Bring Extreme Weather
		Extreme weather — floods and droughts, tornadoes and hurricanes, and other wild weather-induced events — is staking its claim to be “story of the decade.” And perhaps also tobe the story of the first decade of the coming century.
		Weather and climate scientists’ understanding and skill in forecasting weather extremes have improved markedly over the past decade.
		The damage from that extreme weather was still fresh in the summer of 1998, when data buoys in the tropical Pacific began sending climatologists signals of a sudden cooling there.
	www.nsc.org /ehc/jrn/weather/lanina.htm (3439 words)

	nbcweatherplus.com - Weather News - Extreme Weather
		A heat wave sweeping through California will bring 115 degree weather to many cities this weekend, prompting warnings about water conservation and brownout worries.
		The heat is expected to be so bad this weekend that the National Weather Service is advising people to stay indoors.
		From East to West, the weekend looks to be one of extreme weather.
	wrc.nbcweatherplus.com /weathernews/9419418/detail.html (180 words)

	USATODAY.com - Rugged landscape creates extreme Afghan weather (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Although the country is generally dry, there is enough moisture to produce heavy snow in the mountains and on the higher plateaus.
		Weather averages for cities around Afghanistan are scarce, but the few for which information is available include the capital of Kabul in east-central Afghanistan.
		Richard Heim of the National Climatic Data Center says normals were computed by Afghanistan's weather service and provided to the NCDC as part of the World Meteorological Organization's global normals project.
	www.usatoday.com /weather/world/2001/afghanistan-climate.htm (537 words)

	Amazon.com: Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book: Books: Christopher C. Burt,Mark Stroud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The author presents means and extremes in every category, world wide, complete with anecdotes of luminous snowfall and tornadoes, lightning pranks, heat and cold, storminess, maximum aridity and precipitation.
		Although the book is mostly about extreme weather phenomena, you'll also learn a lot about more normal types of weather, since if you understand how the more extreme storms are generated, you often can understand how the less severe ones occur as well.
		The book discusses weather extremes from rainfall to tornadoes for the U.S. and the rest of the world, including many fascinating topics, such as internally lit tornadoes that glowed with their own light.
	www.amazon.com /Extreme-Weather-Guide-Record-Book/dp/0393326586 (2306 words)

	Extreme Weather - Global Warming - Sierra Club
		Extreme floods and droughts are projected to become more severe as global warming worsens.
		These extremes may threaten the availability and supply of safe drinking water.
		Extreme weather events, like the abnormal storms and flooding that have devastated many communities across America in recent years, may also become more common.
	www.sierraclub.org /globalwarming/health/weather.asp (283 words)

	Extreme Weather (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Direct students toward an understanding that extreme weather, then, involves one or more of these factors occurring with unusual force or quantity.
		Have each student choose the three most personally fascinating forms of extreme weather and list them on a sheet of paper.
		Here is your mission: To figure out what makes extreme weather act the way it does, find the most awesome examples of its power, and then create a Web page to explain it all to your classmates.
	www.microsoft.com /education/weather.aspx?pf=true (1058 words)

	Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book
		Published By We often hear on the news that the day was the hottest, coldest, wettest, or snowiest on record.
		Is the climate really becoming more extreme as a result of global warming?
		Also included are historical examples of the more bizarre weather events observed: heat bursts, electrified dust storms, snow rollers, pink snowstorms, luminous tornadoes, falls of fish and toads, ball lightning, super bolts, and other strange meteorological events.
	www.extremeweatherguide.com (78 words)

	About Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book
		The coldest towns and places in the United States and around the world are covered in this chapter as well as details of some of the worst cold waves ever to affect the United States.
		The appendices include detailed extreme weather tables for each state and over 300 different U.S. cities.
		A two-page map shows where all of the world weather extremes have occurred.
	extremeweatherguide.com /about.asp (588 words)

	The Weather Network · Extreme Weather Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This team will be our eyes and our ears in the field, reporting back to The Weather Network's team of meteorologists on what is happening "weather wise" in their backyard.
		Volunteers are being recruited from 42 zones across the country based on geographic location, population density and active weather areas across Canada.
		The great thing about the Extreme Weather Team is that it doesn't matter what you already know about weather.
	www.theweathernetwork.com /inter/weatherteam/weatherteam.htm (346 words)

	Extreme Weather Dangers
		The Spring and Summer months are especially prone to conditions that create severe weather, such as thunderstorms, lightning strikes, floods, tornadoes and thunderstorms and extreme heat in the Summer.
		During this effort, the Extreme Weather Task Force, which is comprised of City departments and service agencies, will work to inform the public about the necessary steps we can all take to be prepared for severe weather, including the creation of an emergency action plan.
		Please visit our different site topics ranging from the dangers of extreme weather conditions, helpful weather tips, health and safety, El Paso weather statistics, El Paso weather, where you can find help, Buddy System and much more.
	www.elpasotexas.gov /weather_task_force (230 words)

	USATODAY.com - Extreme weather worries farmers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"This is by far the most extreme I've seen in the last four to five years," Benton County farmer Mark Czech said.
		Nineteen counties are waiting to hear on their request for a federal disaster declaration due to winter kill on their alfalfa stands.
		Dry weather has been the problem in central Minnesota lately.
	usatoday.com /weather/stormcenter/2005-07-20-minnesota-farms_x.htm?... (816 words)

	Climate Change \| Greenpeace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Here you can check out what is really happening with the weather and the online news of extreme weather and climate change impacts from around the globe updated daily.
		Extreme weather events are just one consequence of climate change.
		Long term changes in the global climate are affecting wildlife habitats and the people who depend on these across the globe.
	archive.greenpeace.org /~climate/extremeweather (98 words)

	The Heat Is Online
		Long before we experience protracted, detectable heat waves from global warming, we experience the effects of a more unstable climate -- altered drought and rainfall patterns, more intense storms, more temperature extremes, unseasonal weather events and more intense and severe downpours.
		Findings published in the journal Science in September, 2000, reinforced previous projections of increasingly destructive weather as climate change progresses.
		A 2003 report by the World Water Council noted a steady increase in extreme weather events over the past 40 years -- with "major flood disasters" rising from 7 in the 1970s, to 18 in the 1980s to 26 in the 1990s.
	www.heatisonline.org /weather.cfm (397 words)

	Extreme weather - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Extreme weather - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		January: Storm winds sweep across northern Europe, leaving at least 13 people dead and millions without electricity.
		Summer: extreme heat waves in Texas, Florida, the Middle East, and India killed more than 4,000 people
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/e/x/t/Extreme_weather.html (821 words)

	MSN Encarta
		Check out your knowledge of the extremes of the earth.
		Which part of the world is affected by the extreme weather phenomenon known as El Niño?
		What was the speed of the strongest surface wind ever recorded on Earth?
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encnet/features/quiz/Quiz.aspx?QuizID=496 (134 words)

	CNN.com - Q&A: Europe's extreme weather - August 13, 2002
		LONDON, England (CNN) -- CNNI Weather Anchor Guillermo Arduino answers questions about the extreme weather seen in Europe this summer, culminating in the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe.
		The amount of rain we have seen in these areas is significant, there is no doubt about it.
		This is also an El Nino year, and there are several theories that El Nino might be responsible, but very few people understand what is actually going on.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WEATHER/08/13/weather.causes/index.html (307 words)

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