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This book was produced collectively by scientists and journalists at Climate Central, a nonprofit, nonpartisan science and journalism organization. It was written by Emily Elert and Michael D. Lemonick. Prior to external scientific peer review, it was reviewed by staff scientists Philip Duffy, Ph.D. (chief scientist), Nicole Heller, Ph.D. (ecosystems and adaptation), Alyson Kenward, Ph.D. (chemistry), Eric Larson, Ph.D. (energy systems) and Claudia Tebaldi, Ph.D. (climate statistics).

What's Causing Severe Weather?

Cause and Effect

In a new book, Global Weirdness, scientists and journalists ask fundamental questions about climate change. Here they answer the question of whether droughts, heat waves, and other extreme weather are due to global warming.

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