This summer's news has been dominated by extreme weather events, with reports of widespread wildfires in Canada;  dangerous flooding in India, Japan, and the eastern US; severe heat waves in Spain, China, the United States and Mexico; and the hottest day ever recorded on Earth.  A recent study by scientists at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI) and NASA Ames Research Center provides a comprehensive look at how these extreme events will become more frequent as our planet's temperature continues to rise, and where these events are more likely to converge and combine in ways that significantly impact people's lives and livelihoods. (from the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute)