A new kind of weather forecast could tell us beforehand whether extreme events, like the 2018 Hurricane Florence, were made worse by climate changeNathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
A revolution in weather forecasting could soon see warnings of forthcoming heatwaves, storms or other extreme events accompanied by specific information on the role climate change has played in fuelling them, as meteorologists seek new ways to bring the reality of our warming planet home to the general public.
Key to this idea is the growing field of attribution science, which involves examining extreme weather events after the…
Weather forecasts could warn about events made worse by climate change
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