Q15. According to Figure 3 from this article, which region of United States has

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Q15. According to Figure 3 from this article, which region of United States has experienced the

largest increase in frequency of extreme rainstorm events between 1948 and 2011?

Q16. According to Table 1 from this article, which region of United States has experienced a net

decrease in frequency of extreme rainstorm events between 1948 and 2011?

Q17. With Global Warming, not only the frequency of extreme precipitation events has increased

but their magnitudes have increased too. On average, the biggest storms in 2011 were about

________ bigger than in 1948

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15) From figure 3, the largest increase in frequency of extreme rainstorm events between 1948 and 2011 has been experienced by New England.

16) According to table 1 of this article, the Pacific region has experienced a net decrease in frequency of extreme rainstorm events.

17) On average, the biggest storms in 2011 were about 25% bigger than in 1948.

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