NEW YORK, May 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Striking images and video are streaming in from over 1,000 events in more than 100 countries where people are "connecting the dots" between climate change

After experiencing several years of severe weather, including extreme heat, droughts and tornadoes in unusual locations, it seems the public has finally come around to the idea of global warming.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported today that temperatures in the lower 48 states in the U.S. were 8.6 degrees above average for March.

According to new study, extreme weather events that the Earth has experienced in the past decade were caused by global warming.

According to new study, extreme weather events that the Earth has experienced in the past decade were caused by global warming.