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Storms are becoming more intense, moving toward poles

Human influence detected in global rainfall patterns

BLOWING UP  Stormy weather appears over the eastern United States in this satellite photo. Human-caused climate change is pushing storms away from the equator, a new analysis finds.

GOES Project/NASA and NOAA

By Gabriel Popkin

- More than 2 years ago

Greenhouse gases emitted by human activity are strengthening storms and causing rain bands and dry zones to move poleward, scientists report November 11 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.