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Extreme weather could be tied to jet stream fluctuations
http://www.tampabay.com/news/weather/extreme-weather-could-be-tied-to-jet-stream-fluctuations/2129123"The culprit? Some scientists and forecasters are pointing to abnormal shifts in the jet stream.
"When your large-scale jet stream patterns are funky, that's when you get extreme weather," said Jeff Masters, director of meteorology for Weather Underground.
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As the Arctic has warmed in recent years, several scientists say, the temperature differential between cool and hot air has decreased, slowing parts of the jet stream and allowing it to meander more like a roller coaster."
Looks like we've ruined the world...
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Human nature, using our minds, progress. Kind of 
but its nature, imo.
