'Half' of 2012's Extreme Weather Impacted By Climate Change

Posted by Soulskill on Friday September 6, 2013 @04:56AM from the other-half-cause-by-rock-music-and-mini-skirts dept.

sciencehabit writes "2012 was a year of extreme weather: Superstorm Sandy, drought and heat waves in the United States; record rainfall in the United Kingdom; unusually heavy rains in Kenya, Somalia, Japan, and Australia; drought in Spain; floods in China. One of the first questions asked in the wake of such extreme weather is: 'Could this due to climate change?' In a report (huge PDF) published online today, NOAA scientists tackled this question head-on. The overall message of the report: It varies. 'About half of the events reveal compelling evidence that human-caused change was a [contributing] factor,' said NOAA National Climatic Data Center Director Thomas Karl. In addition, climate scientist Peter Stott of the U.K. Met Office noted that these studies show that in many cases, human influence on climate has increased the risks associated with extreme events."

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Only for Atheists. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-09-06 04:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Godfearing Christians are smitten by God and not by Climate Change.
The trick by oliverk · 2013-09-06 05:31 · Score: 3, Funny

The trick is knowing WHICH half

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Re:cause and effect by phantomfive · 2013-09-06 05:41 · Score: 2, Funny

And the fact that you're only pointing out the negative side of this report would mean...? :-)
That I'm a genius. Anytime things get too confusing, that's the conclusion I draw. Works wonders for my self-esteem.

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Re:Correlation is not causation, FFS. by Moridineas · 2013-09-06 07:07 · Score: 1, Funny

You're crazy; 97% of people parrot back talking points. You're clearly just a shill.