Summary
Human-caused changes in climate played a role in 14 of 28 storms, droughts, and other 2014 extreme weather events investigate by global scientists. Researchers examined 28 weather extremes on all seven continents to see if they were influenced by climate change or were just weather. Their conclusion: Half of them showed some role of climate change. Detective work hasn't been possible until recently because science wasn't up to task, leaving a gap in society's ability to adapt to climate change linked to greenhouse gases, which come from burning of fossil fuels and other human activities. Although debate continues over accuracy and details, scientists now say their improved modeling tools in recent years have made it easier to tease out climate change effects from the seeming chaos of the weather. Scientists say their confidence has risen in the techniques used to link specific events to climate change, especially when it comes to heat waves. Extreme rainfall, on the other hand, is less likely to show a clear link to altered climate. In Northern California, researchers could not link any single 2014 wildfire to climate change but they concluded that climate change has made bigger, more intense western fires far more likely, according to the new report as well as numerous other studies.
Human-caused changes in climate played a role in 14 of 28 storms, droughts, and other 2014 extreme weather events investigate by global scientists. Researchers examined 28 weather extremes on all seven continents to see if they were influenced by climate change or were just weather. Their conclusion: Half of them showed some role of climate change. Detective work hasn't been possible until recently because science wasn't up to task, leaving a gap in society's ability to adapt to climate change linked to greenhouse gases, which come from burning of fossil fuels and other human activities. Although debate continues over accuracy and details, scientists now say their improved modeling tools in recent years have made it easier to tease out climate change effects from the seeming chaos of the weather. Scientists say their confidence has risen in the techniques used to link specific events to climate change, especially when it comes to heat waves. Extreme rainfall, on the other hand, is less likely to show a clear link to altered climate. In Northern California, researchers could not link any single 2014 wildfire to climate change but they concluded that climate change has made bigger, more intense western fires far more likely, according to the new report as well as numerous other studies.
Reflection
I chose this article because it mentions things about the climate changing and that it's linked to weather disasters. It says that humans have caused changes in climate played a role in 14 out of 28 storms, such as droughts and other extreme weather events investigate by global scientists. Half of 28 weather extremes were influenced by climate change "We hope that this will help people see how climate change is affecting their day-to-day lives", says lead editor Stephanie C. Herring of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental information.
I chose this article because it mentions things about the climate changing and that it's linked to weather disasters. It says that humans have caused changes in climate played a role in 14 out of 28 storms, such as droughts and other extreme weather events investigate by global scientists. Half of 28 weather extremes were influenced by climate change "We hope that this will help people see how climate change is affecting their day-to-day lives", says lead editor Stephanie C. Herring of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental information.