01 November, 2016

The Attribution Question

“Did climate change have anything to do with this?”

Often in the wake of an extreme weather event, the “attribution question” gets asked. Did human-induced global warming play a role in the heat wave, rainstorms or drought?

Scientists are now able to answer this for many types of extremes. But the answer may vary depending on how the question is framed.

Read the World Weather Attribution story - “The Attribution Question.”

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