“Catastrophic” conditions in Australia have virtually set the continent on fire, deadly droughts across the United States have forced it to classify 597 counties as natural disasters, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared 2012 the hottest year on record. If you are among the shrinking minority that doesn’t believe in global warming, let this be a wake-up call.
Australia in Flames & More Extreme-Weather Events (PHOTOS)
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