Does Global Warming Cause Severe Weather? “Global Weirdness” Excerpt
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.
Based on their understanding of how the climate system works, scientists expect that a warming Earth should see more and more episodes of weather extremes such as droughts, floods, heat waves and severe storms.
