MIAMI: A killer snowstorm in the Himalayas, a scorching heat wave in Argentina and lashing rainfall in southern France last year were all made worse by climate change, international scientists said Thursday.

But other major events, like Hurricane Gonzalo over Europe and drought in Brazil were not influenced by global warming, according to the peer-reviewed study called "Explaining Extreme Events of 2014 from a Climate Perspective."

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