The Facts

new internationalist
issue 319 - December 1999

As global warming begins to kick in, the world's weather is changing.
Extreme weather events are becoming more common and more intense.
Even where no violent weather has been observed, temperature changes are
in the offing with consequences for all life - human, animal and plant.

Extreme weather events, September 1998 - September 1999^1,2

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