How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?
theconversation.com
A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the authors explain, the type of disaster makes a difference.
  • Artisian@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    It makes a lot of sense that attribution is easiest for things like heat waves. Something I wouldn’t have predicted ~20 years ago is just how relevant the heat waves have become. So many places unprepared for spikes in temperature.