2008Dec19: The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth’s tropics, the type associated with severe storms and rainfall, is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA (NASA).
Reference: NASA http://jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-242
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