It seems that annual temperature records at both ends of the scale are broken every year. This phenomenon has been recognized by science and studies have shown that the world has seen “increases in extremely high temperatures, decreases in extremely low temperatures, and increases in heavy precipitation events” (Easterling, 2000). This increased differentiation of weather extremes is predicted to cause considerable economic and agricultural damage to civilizations around the world (Rosenzweig 2001). For example, periods of drought followed immediately by a period of stormy weather will affect soil absorption and may increase the likelihood of flooding, especially in low-lying lands (Rosenzweig 2001). Ultimately, the human food supply will continue to be at a tipping point until something can be done about the global climate