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    • Global warming fueling conditions that promote tornadoes
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    • Michigan tornado set record for farthest north
    • NOAA: January tornado outbreak most prolific ever
    • Tentative climate change link to record breaking spree of tornadoes
    • Tornadoes in April now observed twice as frequently
    • Two studies report on link between tornadoes and climate change
    • Warm winter helped fuel tornado outbreak
    • Weekend tornado swarm continues unusual fast pace to 2012 season
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  • Floods around the world driven by record warming: ABC News
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  • NOAA Predicts up to 15 Inches of Rainfall from Irene
  • NOAA: Another Spring of Major Flooding Likely in North Central U.S.
  • NOAA: January tornado outbreak most prolific ever
  • Northern Plains towns see all-time record warm January
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  • Video: Jeddah floods turned roads into rivers, as cars float away
  • Warm winter helped fuel tornado outbreak
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