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There are lots of reasons to be concerned about this trend, not the least of which is the amplification of global warming through a positive feedback. (Since ice is a lot more reflective of sunlight than ocean water, melting sea ice allows more heat from the Sun to be absorbed instead of reflected, causing temperatures to rise more rapidly, thus melting more ice, and so forth, creating a positive feedback and raising the Earth’s reflectivity, also known as its albedo.)
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Frankenstorm
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Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is a rare hybrid superstorm created by an Arctic jet stream from the north wrapping itself around a tropical storm from the south.
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"Frankenstorm," as it is called, is an outgrowth of the extreme weather changes caused by global warming.
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You’re more likely to get these sort of late October storms now,
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