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Texans Wonder If Wild Weather Is The New Norm

Climatologists are studying whether the wild swings in weather patterns in Texas this year are unique or bode a "new normal" resulting from climate change.

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Climatologists are studying whether the wild swings in weather patterns in Texas this year are unique or bode a "new normal" resulting from climate change. Multiple studies by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have indicated that with a warming world, extreme precipitation events from drought to flood will intensify, and they will become more frequent, not only in Texas and the U.S. but elsewhere in the world. (USA Today)

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