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[engineerdude]

Originally Posted by Michaelangelica

No not necessarily. You are not seeing the woods for the trees
It is CLIMATE CHANGE that is the worry.
More extremes everywhere. That is born out by the above report.

That change can be different in the N and S hemispheres; so watch where your info comes from.

For balance; one for the denialists
200901013165 | UN: Recognize Victims of Climate Change, Environmental Refuges | / | Energy & Environment
BlueRidgeForum Exposing the Dangerous Deceptions of Climate Extremists

CLIMATE CHANGE is what AGW started calling this issue when the world stopped getting warmer nearly 7 years ago. AGW stands for Anthropogenic Global Warming - guess you can't call it global warming if the planet doesn't actually get warmer.

Here's a link showing global temperatures, including recent years:
More Global Cooling Evidence Embarrasses the IPCC Orthodoxy | ideonexus.com

There is no evidence I can find that people are causing the weather to have more "More extremes everywhere". Hurricanes, droughts, and extreme weather are natural occurrences, and there have not in fact been higher incidences of these phenomena.

Here is a link to just one article that discusses the fact that we have not seen any increase in extreme weather in recent times.

The Volokh Conspiracy - Hurricanes and Climate Reconsidered:

So, if the earth is not getting warmer, and there is not in fact any extreme weather associated with our activities, what the heck are you people fussing about?