Originally published on Wed May 16, 2012 4:45 pm
A new report from the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that the frequency of severe storms across the Midwest has doubled over the past 50 years.
The report analyzed precipitation data from more than 200 weather stations in eight Midwestern states.
Storms caused multiple outbreaks of severe weather most of Sunday from Kansas to Minnesota.
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