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The shale natural gas industry is “under siege” by some critics and without the public’s support, access to the massive reserves also could be diminished, an industry executive said Wednesday.

Droughts, heavy downpours, excessive heat and intense hurricanes are likely to become more common as humans continue to increase the atmospheric concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHG), according to a scientific assessment of observed and projected changes in weather and climate extremes in North America and U.S. territories.

Droughts, heavy downpours, excessive heat and intense hurricanes are likely to become more common as humans continue to increase the atmospheric concentrations of heat-trapping greenhouse gases (GHG), according to a scientific assessment of observed and projected changes in weather and climate extremes in North America and U.S. territories.