HOW UK SCIENTISTS LINK CLIMATE AND WEATHER
Q&A: How scientists link extreme weather to climate change
14 January 2016 (Carbon Brief)
“…After some rapid number-crunching, scientists at the University of Oxford and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institut have assessed the role climate change played in [the UK’s December 2015] extreme weather…The preliminary results – from three different approaches – indicate the human impact on climate was as large, or even larger, than the impact of natural fluctuations in the Atlantic and Pacific ocean – even during a strong El Niño event…Climate change and ocean variability each made the record rainfall totals 50-75% more likely, the researchers say, and doubled the chances of such a warm month. Random variability in weather also contributed to the severe conditions…[but] the role of human influence on climate was as large or larger…[which] puts these influences into context, and helps people understand what is important. This kind of quantitative assessment could be routine; I firmly believe it should be routine…” click here for more
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