Posthuman Blues

Study predicts more severe U.S. storms

As the world warms, the United States will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes, a trailblazing study by NASA scientists suggests.

While other research has warned of broad weather changes on a large scale, like more extreme hurricanes and droughts, the new study predicts even smaller events like thunderstorms will be more dangerous because of global warming.

Be prepared -- read Bruce Sterling's disquietingly prescient "Heavy Weather."





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