FILE PHOTO: Flames from an approaching forest fire are seen near the village of Monchique, Portugal August 5, 2018. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
OSLO (Reuters) - Scorching summer heatwaves and downpours are set to become more extreme in the northern hemisphere as global warming makes weather patterns linger longer in the same place, scientists said on Monday.
They said there was a risk of "extreme extremes" in North America, Europe and parts of Asia because manmade greenhouse gas emissions seemed to be disrupting high-altitude winds that blow eastwards in vast, looping "planetary waves".
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