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From: Wharf Rat	8/31/2017 11:28:34 AM
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'This is the new normal': Intense storms like Harvey are becoming more common due to global warming, warn scientists Scientists say warmer air and water mean wetter and more intense future storms Top 1% of the strongest downpours are already happening much more frequently But there is still debate over what role global warming played in causing Harvey Melting ice in the Arctic and changes in the jet stream and the weather patterns are making storm-causing 'blocking fronts' in jet streams more common By Associated Press and Ellie Zolfagharifard for MailOnline PUBLISHED: 18:17 EDT, 28 August 2017 \| UPDATED: 15:25 EDT, 30 August 2017 By the time the rain stops, Harvey will have dumped about 1 million gallons of water for every man, woman and child in southeastern Texas. This, say scientists, is- a soggy, record-breaking glimpse of the wet and wild future that global warming could bring. Some have even gone as far as to say such extreme storms are 'the new normal'. While researchers are quick to say that climate change didn't cause Harvey, they do note that warmer air and water mean wetter and possibly more intense hurricanes in the future. 'This is the kind of thing we are going to get more of,' said Princeton University climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer. 'This storm should serve as warning.' Read more: dailymail.co.uk

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