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Photo of the aftermath of the Joplin, Missouri, tornado (Image by Flickr user KOMUnews (cc:by))

Tornadoes in Missouri, droughts in Texas, earthquakes in Japan -- scientists don't know if some of these disasters are simply a fluke or the beginning of a new trend.


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This year is the ninth deadliest year on record. And over the long term, temperatures are getting warmer and rainfall is getting less predictable. Professor Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech University, joins The Takeaway to help make sense of the situation.

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