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Weather Extremes
In recent years, we've had some extremely hot summers, severe storms and periods of drought and flooding. And already this is a record-breaking year for number of hurricanes. Is all this part of typical climatic cycles or are weather patterns changing? Perhaps global warming is a factor? In this hour: some reasons for the extreme weather.
Guests:
Bob Burpee
Director
National Hurricane Center
Miami, FL
Tom Karl
Senior Scientist
Climatic Data Center
Asheville, NC
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