So, let's take a short stroll down memory lane, when we saw headlines like this last summer:
Climate Experts Agree: Global Warming Caused Russian Heat Wave
Now, let's hop over (it's not far, either) to this place, where the owner was upset that the NYT wasn't connecting the Hell and High Water dots to the Russian heat wave, as well as other sweltering episodes happening around the same time elsewhere around the world. In fairness, the intensity of the Russian heat wave was so unfamiliar to Russians that even the country's leaders started sounding like Joe Romm. Alas, some stories don't stand the test of time--or science, as this NOAA release makes clear in its headline and opening sentence:
The deadly Russian heat wave of 2010 was due to a natural atmospheric phenomenon often associated with weather extremes, according to a new NOAA study.
Further down, here's the money passage:
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