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c) Most of the heat from that increase is being stored by the oceans.
Answer: c) You might need to look beneath the surface (of the ocean) for the answer.
Heavy Precipitation. In recent years, a higher percentage of precipitation in the United States has come in the form of intense single-day events. Nationwide, eight of the top 10 years for extreme one-day precipitation events have occurred since 1990. The occurrence of abnormally high annual precipitation totals (as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has also increased. http://www.epa.gov/climate/climatechange/science/indicators/weather-climate/index.html
Changes in many extreme weather and climate events have been observed since about 1950. Some of
these changes have been linked to human influences, including a decrease in cold temperature
extremes, an increase in warm temperature extremes, an increase in extreme high sea levels and an
increase in the number of heavy precipitation events in a number of regions. {ipcc, 1.4}
