"A new scientific report finds man-made climate change played some role in two dozen extreme weather events last year but not in a few other weird weather instances around the world.
An annual report released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found climate change was a factor, however small or large, in 24 of 30 strange weather events. They include 11 cases of high heat, as well as unusual winter sunshine in the United Kingdom, Alaskan wildfires and odd "sunny day" flooding in Miami.
The study documented climate change-goosed weather in Alaska, Washington state, the southeastern United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, the western north Pacific cyclone region, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Ethiopia and southern Africa."
Seth Borenstein reports for the Associated Press December 16, 2016.
SEE ALSO:
"Scientists Are Tying More And More Extreme Events To A Changing Climate" (Washington Post)
"Global Warming's Fingerprints Seen In 24 Weird Weather Cases"
Source: AP, 12/16/2016