Extreme weather in the UK Many types of extreme weather affect the UK, including strong winds and storms, droughts and floods, and extreme hot or cold spells.

(Bloomberg) -- For several decades, scientists have gathered evidence that the global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions is making some types of extreme weather more likely or more intense.

A new poll finds that most U.S. adults who say severe cold was among the types of extreme weather they experienced in recent years cite climate change as a cause.